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—morbifically, adv./mawr bif"ik/, adj.causing disease.Also, morbifical.[1645-55; < NL morbificus, equiv. to morb(us) sickness + -i- -I- + -ficus -FIC]
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Morbific — Mor*bif ic, Morbifical Mor*bif ic*al, a. [L. morbus disease + ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. morbifique. See { fy}.] Causing disease; generating a sickly state; as, a morbific matter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
morbific — index deleterious, harmful, insalubrious, malignant, peccant (unhealthy), pernicious, pestilent … Law dictionary
morbific — [môr bif′ik] adj. [Fr morbifique < LL morbificare, to produce disease < L morbus, disease (see MORBID) + facere, to make, DO1] causing or leading to disease: also morbifical … English World dictionary
morbific — adjective That causes disease; sickening, pathogenic … Wiktionary
morbific — SYN: pathogenic. [L. morbus, disease, + facio, to make] * * * mor·bif·ic mȯr bif ik adj causing disease: generating a sickly state … Medical dictionary
morbific — Synonyms and related words: bad, bad for, contaminated, foul, harmful, injurious, insalubrious, insanitary, noisome, noxious, pathogenic, peccant, pestiferous, polluted, septic, tainted, unhealthful, unhealthy, unhygienic, unsanitary, unwholesome … Moby Thesaurus
morbífic — mor|bí|fic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
morbific — mÉ”rbɪfɪk / mÉ”Ë adj. infected with a disease; causing a disease … English contemporary dictionary
morbific — [mɔ: bɪfɪk] adjective dated causing disease … English new terms dictionary
morbific — a. Noxious, deleterious, unwholesome, unhealthy, pestilential, poisonous, baneful … New dictionary of synonyms
