morbific

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɔːˈbɪfɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(môr bif′ik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mor•bif•ic  (môr bif′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Pathologycausing disease.
Also, mor•bif′i•cal. 
  • Neo-Latin morbificus, equivalent. to morb(us) sickness + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic
  • 1645–55
mor•bif′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
morbific / mɔːˈbɪfɪk/, morbiferous / mɔːˈbɪfərəs/
  1. causing disease; pathogenic

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