morbidly obese

adjective

Obese to an extent that is life-threatening.

Meanings

adjectivemorbidly obese (comparative more morbidly obese, superlative most morbidly obese)

comparative more morbidly obese · superlative most morbidly obese

  1. medicineObese to an extent that is life-threatening.

    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 CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 病態肥胖的 /病态肥胖的
  • 病態肥胖的 /病态肥胖的 (bìngtài féipàng de)life-threateningly overweight
Finnish sairaalloisen lihava
  • sairaalloisen lihavalife-threateningly overweight
Greek νοσηρά παχύσαρκος
  • νοσηρά παχύσαρκος (nosirá pachýsarkos)life-threateningly overweight
Spanish mórbidamente obeso
  • mórbidamente obesolife-threateningly overweight
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morbidly obese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morbidly%20obese.

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