All 3 Uses of
morbid
in
The Mill on the Floss
- Perhaps there is inevitably something morbid in a human being who is in any way unfavorably excepted from ordinary conditions, until the good force has had time to triumph; and it has rarely had time for that at two-and-twenty.†
Chpt 5.3
- I'm very fond of poor Philip, only I wish he were not so morbid about his deformity.†
Chpt 6.2 *
- He sacrifices more time than a less busy man could spare, to save the poor fellow from getting into a morbid state of mind about it.†
Chpt 6.2
Definition:
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(morbid as in: a morbid curiosity) suggesting death and decay; or an unhealthy interest in disturbing thoughts -- such as of death or cruelty