(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slip.

bad coming apart cracking crumbling decadent declining degenerate despaired of deteriorating disintegrating done for draining drooping dwindling dying ebbing effete expiring facing death fading failing falling flagging fragmenting given up going going to pieces gone to seed hopeless in articulo mortis in extremis incapable of life languishing low marcescent moribund near death nonviable on the downgrade out of condition out of shape out of training pining regressive retrograde retrogressive run to seed rusty shriveling sinking sliding slipping away slumping soft stiff subsiding tabetic terminal waning wasting wilting withering worsening