As an adjective morbid
is (originally) of, or relating to disease.
As a noun limosis is
(medicine|obsolete) a ravenous appetite caused by disease; morbid excessive hunger.
morbid
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(originally) Of, or relating to disease.
Taking an interest in unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.
Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish
Grisly or gruesome.
Derived terms
* morbidity
* morbidly
* morbidness
Related terms
* morbidezza
* morbilous
Synonyms
* (of or relating to disease) pathological
* (unhealthy or unwholesome) sick, twisted, unhealthy, unwholesome, warped
* (suggesting the horror of death) black, ghoulish, grim, macabre
* bloody, disgusting, gory, grisly, gruesome, sickening
limosis
English
Noun
(
-)
(medicine, obsolete) A ravenous appetite caused by disease; morbid excessive hunger.
(
Webster 1913)
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