US /mɔrˈbɪfɪk/ UK /mɔːˈbɪfɪk/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    causing or producing disease

    Stagnant water was once thought to harbor morbific vapors.

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Synonyms
1 adj · causing or producing disease pathogenicunwholesomenoxiousunhealthy
Word family
Related forms morbidmorbidity

Etymology

From French morbifique, from Latin morbus ('disease') + -ficus ('making'), from facere ('to make').

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