adj. 1 a (of the mind, ideas, etc.) unwholesome, sickly. b given to morbid feelings. 2 colloq. melancholy. 3 Med. of the nature of or indicative of disease. morbid anatomy the anatomy of diseased organs, tissues, etc. morbidity n. morbidly adv. morbidness n.
[ L morbidus f. morbus disease ]