Morbific

Pronunciation: /mɔːrˈbɪfɪk/

Definitions of morbific

adjective causing or tending to cause disease or death

Example Sentences

A1 The doctor warned the patient about the morbific effects of smoking.

A2 The morbific bacteria spread quickly through the contaminated water.

B1 The morbific nature of the virus made it difficult to contain.

B2 The morbific influence of the cult leader led to tragic consequences.

C1 The researcher studied the morbific properties of the toxic substance.

C2 The novel delved into the complex and morbific world of mental illness.

Examples of morbific in a Sentence

formal The presence of a morbid or morbific agent in the environment can lead to illness.

informal Be careful not to touch anything that looks morbid or morbific.

slang That place gives me the creeps, it feels so morbific.

figurative Her negative attitude was like a morbific cloud hanging over the group.

Grammatical Forms of morbific

• past tense: morbificed
• plural: morbifics
• comparative: more morbific
• superlative: most morbific
• present tense: morbific
• future tense: will morbific
• perfect tense: has morbfic
• continuous tense: is morbficing
• singular: morbific
• positive degree: morbific
• infinitive: to morbfic
• gerund: morbificing
• participle: morbificed

Origin and Evolution of morbific

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'morbific' originated from the Latin word 'morbificus', which is a combination of 'morbus' meaning 'disease' and 'facere' meaning 'to make'.

Evolution of the word: Initially used to describe something that causes disease or illness, the usage of 'morbific' has evolved to also include things that are harmful or destructive in a broader sense.