Main Entry:

mor·bid

Pronunciation:

\ˈmȯr-bəd\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Latin morbidus diseased, from morbus disease

Date:

1656

1 a: of, relating to, or characteristic of disease <morbid anatomy> b: affected with or induced by disease <a morbid condition> c: productive of disease <morbid substances>2: abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings3: grisly, gruesome <morbid details> <morbid curiosity>

— mor·bid·ly adverb

— mor·bid·ness noun