morbillous

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adjective

Resembling or relating to measles.

“morbillous catarrh”

OriginLatin morbilli →
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Meanings

adjectivemorbillous (comparative more morbillous, superlative most morbillous)

comparative more morbillous · superlative most morbillous

  1. archaicResembling or relating to measles.

    morbillous catarrh

    2 more examples

    morbillous ophthalmia

    morbillous contagion

Origin

  1. Latinmorbus“disease”
  2. Latinmorbilli“measles”
  3. Englishmorbillous

Latin morbilli (“measles”), diminutive of Latin morbus (“disease”) + -ous: compare French morbilleux.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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