Meanings
comparative more morbidly · superlative most morbidly
- In a morbid manner, or to a morbid degree.
Which raises an interesting question: Is Trump actually morbidly obese?
2020 May 19, Chris Cillizza, “Nancy Pelosi called President Trump ‘morbidly obese.’ Is he?”, in CNN1 more example
In his reply he seemed less set against that plan than his past attitude would have led one to predict, but said he would like to hold off a little while longer—long enough to get his things in order and reconcile himself to the idea of leaving an almost morbidly cherished birthplace.
1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 4, in The Whisperer in Darkness
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mer-der.?
- Latinmorbus
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Latinmorbidus
- Englishmorbid
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishmorbidly
Translations
Spanish mórbidamente
- mórbidamenteTranslations
Cite this entry
morbidly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morbidly
“morbidly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morbidly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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