adv
Meaning 1
In a morbid manner, or to a morbid degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
morbidly
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Pronunciation
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Canada, US: /ˈmɔrbɪdli/
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CMU ARPABET: M AO1 R B AH0 D L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in a morbid manner or to a morbid degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he was morbidly fascinated by dead bodies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer-der.? Latin morbus Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin morbidusder. English morbid Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English morbidly From morbid + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: mórbidamente — Translations