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morbido

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See also: mórbido

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin morbidus (sickly, diseased); the meaning evolved into "soft", "tender", "docile" as disease and illness make one weak.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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morbido (feminine morbida, masculine plural morbidi, feminine plural morbide, superlative morbidissimo)

  1. soft, tender, mellow
    Synonyms: soffice, tenero
    matita morbida, matita durasoft pencil, hard pencil
  2. (figuratively) docile, compliant
    Synonyms: arrendevole, docile

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Noun

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morbido m (plural morbidi)

  1. soft place

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Latin

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Adjective

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morbidō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of morbidus