3 December 2022

 Moribund: (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor. 

• Stokes rings and keeps attacking intent, but the moribund surface is winning so far. 
• While the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) appears moribund, it remains an indispensable and irreplaceable regional grouping, in whose revival and revitalization Bangladesh has a serious stake and must take the lead in, speakers at a roundtable discussion have said.