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
Example Sentences
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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
The warmer the weather is, the greater will be the morbific effect of a cold draught of air.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 Volume 18, New Series, July 3, 1852 by William Chambers
"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
In circumscribed inflammations, where the morbific poison loses its virulence at a short distance from the puerperal lesion, they are often injurious.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Horse and cattle doctors have recommended bleeding when animals have been fed too liberally, or if their systems abound in morbific matter.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
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