morbid
Example Sentences
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As a reader might gather, “Neighbors” falls into the category of what is unkindly categorized as freak-show documentary—the characters are objects of morbid curiosity or, maybe, pathos.
Generally speaking, it’s more angular, more acid, more morbid, more willing to let a protagonist stew in misery, more suspicious of sentiment than our comparatively genial homegrown brand.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s morbid—carrying your death in your ears.”
From Literature
Despite its serious subject matter, the novel is neither morbid nor morose.
From Los Angeles Times
A morbid funeral procession culminated in three contestants lying in coffins, waiting to hear who would be "buried".
From BBC
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