morbific
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of morbific
1645–55; < New Latin morbificus, equivalent to morb ( us ) sickness + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic
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In Kingston, Jamaica, for instance, British colonial officers tried to banish the disease by firing cannons through the streets “to destroy the morbific power that lurked in the dark alleys”.
From The Guardian ● May 1, 2020
"You have won," she thought, regarding the murky thickets that were hung with morbific blossoms, the trees that remained a labyrinth even while they dissolved in the night.
From Sacrifice by Stephen French Whitman
These authors present in this report an elaborate article on morbific and infectious milk, giving a very complete bibliography of 180 numbers.
From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by H. L. (Harry Luman) Russell
We got your emetic down his throat, but the only thing he got rid of was that most terribly morbific of all matters in man--his soul.
From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul
The indications are, to lubricate the mucous surfaces, remove morbific materials from the system, and improve the general health.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
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