Meaning & use
morbidly
In a way that shows an unhealthy interest in death or unpleasant subjects; also, to an extreme, unhealthy degree.
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He was morbidly fascinated by stories of shipwrecks and other disasters.
The disease made her morbidly thin within just a few months.
A note on using this word
Morbidly obese is a specific medical term describing a degree of obesity that poses serious health risks.
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