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 feelings
3 : grisly, gruesome <morbid details> <morbid curiosity>

— mor·bid·ly adverb

— mor·bid·ness noun