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morbid

/ˈmɔɹ.bɪd/ adjective C1
  1. Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease.
  2. Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. · morbid boy· morbid child
  3. Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish. · morbid poem· morbid song
  4. Grisly or gruesome. · morbid video
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But these anticipations of the future are morbid.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 41 · B2
A crowd of morbid sightseers were still gathered round Deep Dene House, which was just such a suburban villa as I had pictured.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 55 · C1

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