morbose

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adjective

Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy.

OriginLatin morbosus →
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Meanings

adjectivemorbose (comparative more morbose, superlative most morbose)

comparative more morbose · superlative most morbose

  1. Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy.

    Morbose tumours and excrescences of plants.

    1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
diseasedqueersickunwell

Origin

  1. Latinmorbosus“diseased”
  2. Englishmorbose

From Latin morbosus (“diseased”), from morbus (“disease”).

More words from Latin

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Translations

Spanish morboso
  • morbosoadjective

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

boomersBromose
Cite this entry
APA

morbose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morbose

MLA

“morbose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morbose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morbose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morbose.

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