morbificadj.

Brit.

/mɔːˈbɪfɪk/, U.S.

/mɔrˈbɪfɪk/

Forms: 1600s morbiffick, 1600s morbifique, 1600s–1700s morbifick, 1600s– morbific.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French morbifique; Latin morbificus.

Etymology: < Middle French morbifique causing disease (1590) or its etymon post-classical Latin morbificus causing disease (6th cent.: see note below) < classical Latin morbus disease (see morbid adj.) + -ficus -fic suffix. Compare Spanish morbífico (1600), Portuguese morbífico (17th cent.). Compare slightly earlier morbifical adj.Post-classical Latin morbificus is first recorded in Boethius, as morbifica, use as noun (short for morbifica medicamenta substances causing disease) of neuter plural of the adjective, translating ancient Greek νοσωδῶν in Aristotle, use as noun of genitive plural neuter of νοσώδης unwholesome.

Now somewhat archaic.

1. That causes disease; pathogenic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > production of disease > [adjective]

pestilenta1398

peccant1595

repeccating1598

diseaseful1605

morbifical1620

morbific1652

morbid1656

morbificous1657

diseasifying1662

morbiferous1718

nosopoetic1733

pathogenetic1830

morbiferal1848

pathogenic1850

pathopoeous1857

pathogenous1873

pathophoric1899

diseasing?1915

1652 J. French York-shire Spaw iv. 43 Winter also, and a cold, crass slimy morbifick..matter,..forbid the use of cold water.

1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. xx. 294 What not unfrequently happens in distempered Bodies by the Metastasis of the Morbifique matter.

1706 E. Baynard in J. Floyer Anc. Ψυχρολουσια Revived (rev. ed.) ii. 112 Impregnated with morbifick Salts.

1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 127 It is probable that these morbific poisons may be absorbed without any evident ulcer.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 347 Pleurisy is due to irritation of the pleural membrane by certain morbific microbes or poisons.

1973 J. G. Farrell Siege of Krishnapur xxv. 275 In cholera the morbific matter is taken into the alimentary canal causing diarrhoea.

1986 G. Vithoulkas Sci. Homoeopathy ii. xvii. 250 A remedy which is close, but not exact, can..stimulate the defense mechanism in a morbific way, rather than therapeutically.

2. Diseased; relating to or caused by disease. Cf. morbid adj. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective]

morbous?a1425

unsoundc1540

naughty1572

sick1597

sicklya1616

morbifica1691

morbose1692

ill-conditioned1700

morbid1748

pathic1846

a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) V. 386 Copious evacuations eradicative of the morbific matter.

1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 295 Morbifick Deformities.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XII. 247/2 M. Fabri arranges..compressions of the cranium, and many other deformities of this kind in the class of morbific monstruosities.

1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 4 77 A morbific bone.

1858 London Jrnl. 27 Feb. 408/3 What a capital green-house for the production of morbific rarities.

1989 N. Cave And Ass saw Angel ii. ii. 105 Midst the debris of his undoing, rotten and morbific..sat a terrible Sardus Swift, unwashed, jaundiced, gaunt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	morbific
释义	morbificadj. Brit. /mɔːˈbɪfɪk/, U.S. /mɔrˈbɪfɪk/ Forms: 1600s morbiffick, 1600s morbifique, 1600s–1700s morbifick, 1600s– morbific. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French morbifique; Latin morbificus. Etymology: < Middle French morbifique causing disease (1590) or its etymon post-classical Latin morbificus causing disease (6th cent.: see note below) < classical Latin morbus disease (see morbid adj.) + -ficus -fic suffix. Compare Spanish morbífico (1600), Portuguese morbífico (17th cent.). Compare slightly earlier morbifical adj.Post-classical Latin morbificus is first recorded in Boethius, as morbifica, use as noun (short for morbifica medicamenta substances causing disease) of neuter plural of the adjective, translating ancient Greek νοσωδῶν in Aristotle, use as noun of genitive plural neuter of νοσώδης unwholesome. Now somewhat archaic. 1. That causes disease; pathogenic. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > production of disease > [adjective] pestilenta1398 peccant1595 repeccating1598 diseaseful1605 morbifical1620 morbific1652 morbid1656 morbificous1657 diseasifying1662 morbiferous1718 nosopoetic1733 pathogenetic1830 morbiferal1848 pathogenic1850 pathopoeous1857 pathogenous1873 pathophoric1899 diseasing?1915 1652 J. French York-shire Spaw iv. 43 Winter also, and a cold, crass slimy morbifick..matter,..forbid the use of cold water. 1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. xx. 294 What not unfrequently happens in distempered Bodies by the Metastasis of the Morbifique matter. 1706 E. Baynard in J. Floyer Anc. Ψυχρολουσια Revived (rev. ed.) ii. 112 Impregnated with morbifick Salts. 1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 127 It is probable that these morbific poisons may be absorbed without any evident ulcer. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 347 Pleurisy is due to irritation of the pleural membrane by certain morbific microbes or poisons. 1973 J. G. Farrell Siege of Krishnapur xxv. 275 In cholera the morbific matter is taken into the alimentary canal causing diarrhoea. 1986 G. Vithoulkas Sci. Homoeopathy ii. xvii. 250 A remedy which is close, but not exact, can..stimulate the defense mechanism in a morbific way, rather than therapeutically. 2. Diseased; relating to or caused by disease. Cf. morbid adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] morbous?a1425 unsoundc1540 naughty1572 sick1597 sicklya1616 morbifica1691 morbose1692 ill-conditioned1700 morbid1748 pathic1846 a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) V. 386 Copious evacuations eradicative of the morbific matter. 1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 295 Morbifick Deformities. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XII. 247/2 M. Fabri arranges..compressions of the cranium, and many other deformities of this kind in the class of morbific monstruosities. 1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 4 77 A morbific bone. 1858 London Jrnl. 27 Feb. 408/3 What a capital green-house for the production of morbific rarities. 1989 N. Cave And Ass saw Angel ii. ii. 105 Midst the debris of his undoing, rotten and morbific..sat a terrible Sardus Swift, unwashed, jaundiced, gaunt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1652
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