morbific

1. 1.

   able to cause disease

   “infective agents”

   “pathogenic bacteria”

   Synonymsinfectivepathogenic

   Similarunhealthful

Questions about morbific

What does morbific mean?

morbific means "able to cause disease".

How many syllables are in morbific?

morbific has 3 syllables: mor-bi-fic. The stress falls on "bi".

What is another word for morbific?

Close synonyms include infective, pathogenic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is morbific a common word?

morbific is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.