Morbific
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɔːˈbɪf.ɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Morbific is an adjective meaning That causes disease; sickening, pathogenic.
Meaning
That causes disease; sickening, pathogenic.
More Meanings
- Pertaining to or caused by disease; diseased.
Example Sentences
He accepted that the body was a machine, mathematically understandable, but disease was the effort by nature or the soul to expel morbific matter, and physiology was the science of that struggle.
Word Forms
- more morbific
- morbifick
Synonyms for morbific
Depending on context, synonyms include pathogenic, unhealthful, infective.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unhealthful, pathogenic, infective, morbifical, morbid, morbose.
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