marcid

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adjective

lean, withered.

OriginLatin marcidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- →
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Meanings

adjectivemarcid (comparative more marcid, superlative most marcid)

comparative more marcid · superlative most marcid

  1. archaiclean, withered.

    He was a gaunt and marcid creature, very tall and thin[…]

    1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinmarceō
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Latinmarcidus
  4. Englishmarcid

Borrowed from Latin marcidus.

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APA

marcid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marcid

MLA

“marcid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marcid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marcid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marcid.

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