morbidly
/ˈmɔrbɪdli/
morbidly adverb: in a morbid manner, or to a morbid degree.
Adverb
morbidly (comparative more morbidly, superlative most morbidly)
- In a morbid manner, or to a morbid degree.
- In his reply he seemed less set against that plan than his past attitude would have led one to predict, but said he would like to hold off a little while longer—long enough to get his things in order and reconcile himself to the idea of leaving an almost morbidly cherished birthplace.1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 4, in The Whisperer in Darkness
- Which raises an interesting question: Is Trump actually morbidly obese?2020 May 19, Chris Cillizza, “Nancy Pelosi called President Trump ‘morbidly obese.’ Is he?”, in CNN
morbidly meaning in Urdu and Bengali
morbidly in Urdu
- پژ مردگی سے
morbidly in Bengali
- অস্বাভাবিকভাবে, বা অস্বাভাবিক মাত্রায়
Forms of morbidly
| comparative | more morbidly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most morbidly |
Origin of morbidly
From morbid + -ly.
Words formed from morbidly
Questions about morbidly
- What does morbidly mean?
- Morbidly means in a morbid manner, or to a morbid degree.
- What is morbidly in Urdu?
- Morbidly in Urdu is پژ مردگی سے. See Morbidly meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is morbidly?
- Morbidly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce morbidly?
- Morbidly is pronounced /ˈmɔrbɪdli/ (US).
Words near morbidly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: morbidly (page history and authors); morbidly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); morbidly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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