In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MORBID
diseased, morbid, pathologic, pathological
(adjective) caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; “diseased tonsils”; “a morbid growth”; “pathologic tissue”; “pathological bodily processes”
ghoulish, morbid
(adjective) suggesting the horror of death and decay; “morbid details”
morbid
(adjective) suggesting an unhealthy mental state; “morbid interest in death”; “morbid curiosity”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
morbid (comparative more morbid, superlative most morbid)
(originally) Of, or relating to disease. [from 1650s]
(by extension) Taking an interest in unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. [from 1770s]
Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish
Grisly or gruesome.
Synonyms
• (of or relating to disease): pathological
• (unhealthy or unwholesome): sick, twisted, unhealthy, unwholesome, warped
• (suggesting the horror of death): black, ghoulish, grim, macabre
• (grisly, gruesome): bloody, disgusting, gory, grisly, gruesome, sickening
Anagrams
• bromid
Source: Wiktionary
Mor"bid, a. Etym: [L. morbidus, fr. morbus disease; prob. akin to mori to die: cf. F. morbide, It. morbido. See Mortal.]
1. Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal condition; diseased; sickly; as, morbid humors; a morbid constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a plant. "Her sick and morbid heart." Hawthorne.
2. Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, morbid anatomy.
Syn.
– Diseased; sickly; sick.
– Morbid, Diseased. Morbid is sometimes used interchangeably with diseased, but is commonly applied, in a somewhat technical sense, to cases of a prolonged nature; as, a morbid condition of the nervous system; a morbid sensibility, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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