Latin defunctus, from past participle of defungi to finish, die, from de- + fungi to perform
adjective
no longer living, existing, or functioning
wrote for a magazine that is now defunct
deaddefunctdeceaseddepartedlate mean devoid of life. dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life. defunct stresses cessation of active existence or operation.