morbific

mor·bif·ic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mawr-bif-ik]
- /mɔrˈbɪf ɪk/
- /mɔː.ˈbɪ.fɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mawr-bif-ik]
- /mɔrˈbɪf ɪk/

Definitions of morbific word

adjective morbific causing disease. 1
adjective morbific causing disease; pathogenic 0
adjective morbific causing or leading to disease 0

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Origin of morbific

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

1645-55; < New Latin morbificus, equivalent to morb(us) sickness + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic

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Parts of speech for Morbific

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Morbific

morbific popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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morbific usage trend in Literature

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