supermorbid

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adjective

Severely morbid.

“In this case of supermorbid obesity, the patient was unable to get out of bed.”

OriginEnglish morbid ← Latin morbidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- →
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Meanings

adjectivesupermorbid (comparative more supermorbid, superlative most supermorbid)

comparative more supermorbid · superlative most supermorbid

  1. medicineSeverely morbid.

    In this case of supermorbid obesity, the patient was unable to get out of bed.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mer-der.?
  8. Latinmorbus
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  10. Latinmorbidus
  11. Englishmorbid
  12. Englishsupermorbid

From super- + morbid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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