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Main Entry: mor·bid
Pronunciation: ˈmȯr-bəd
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin morbidus diseased, from morbus disease
Date: 1656
1 a : of, relating to, or characteristic of disease <morbid anatomy> b : affected with or induced by disease <a morbid condition> c : productive of disease <morbid substances>
2 : abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings
3 : grisly, gruesome <morbid details> <morbid curiosity>
— mor·bid·ly adverb
— mor·bid·ness noun
Pronunciation: ˈmȯr-bəd
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin morbidus diseased, from morbus disease
Date: 1656
1 a : of, relating to, or characteristic of disease <morbid anatomy> b : affected with or induced by disease <a morbid condition> c : productive of disease <morbid substances>
2 : abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings
3 : grisly, gruesome <morbid details> <morbid curiosity>
— mor·bid·ly adverb
— mor·bid·ness noun
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