morbid
adjective
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc..
morbidly
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a word derived from
morbid.
Example Sentences
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Production on Season 3 of “Wednesday” officially got underway near Dublin earlier this year, with Ortega returning as the morbidly witty Wednesday Addams.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
She’s morbidly fascinated by racial and class segregation among cemeteries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 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
“You’re probably right. You can’t just name a dog Laika and then expect her to not be morbidly fascinated by decay. The name carries an awful lot of baggage.”
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
