morbidly
- a word derived from morbid.
Example Sentences
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Pixar’s WALL-E, an animated take on life in the 29th century, depicts morbidly overweight humans living a seemingly utopian existence in space, with all their needs met by AI-powered robots.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
And even at my skinniest, I am still morbidly obese.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025
There is something morbidly fascinating about the “super-rich preppers” who are building massive, expensive bunkers in case the manure hits the fan.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2025
"I got to the stage where I went 'if this continues, I'm going to end up morbidly obese in my late 30s'," she said.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024
When he left his father’s modest-sized plantation at Montpelier in Virginia to attend Princeton in 1769—Aaron Burr was a classmate—the youthful Madison had confessed to intimations of imminent mortality, somewhat morbidly predicting his early death.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
