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3 : GRISLY, GRUESOME <~ details>

— mor·bid·i·ty noun

— mor·bid·ly adverb

— mor·bid·ness noun

mor·dant adjective 1 : biting or caustic in manner or style

2 : BURNING, PUNGENT

— mor·dant·ly adverb

Synonyms

acrid, biting, caustic, cutting, pungent, sarcastic, satiric, scathing, sharp, tart—more at SARCASTIC

1more adjective 1 : GREATER

2 : existing by way of addition : ADDITIONAL

Synonyms

additional, another, else, farther, further, other—more at ADDITIONAL

2more adverb 1 : in addition

2 : to a greater or higher degree

3more noun 1 : a greater quantity, number, or amount

2 : an additional amount

4more pronoun : additional persons or things or a greater amount

mo·rel noun : any of several pitted edible fungi

more·over adverb : in addition : FURTHER

Synonyms

additionally, again, also, besides, further, furthermore, likewise, more, then, too, withal, yet

mo·res noun plural [ORIGIN: L, pl. of mor-, mos custom]

1 : the fixed morally binding customs of a group

2 : HABITS, MANNERS

Synonyms

etiquette, form, manners, proprieties

Mor·gan noun : any of an American breed of lightly built horses

morgue noun : a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept until released for burial or autopsy

mor·i·bund adjective : being in a dying condition

Mor·mon noun : a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

— Mor·mon·ism noun

morn noun 1 : the first appearance of light in the morning followed by sunrise

2 : MORNING

morn·ing noun 1 a : the first appearance of light in the morning followed by sunrise

b : the time from the sunrise to noon

2 : a period of first development : BEGINNING

Synonyms

[1a] aurora, cockcrow, dawn, sunrise—more at DAWN

[2] beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, launch, onset, outset, start, threshold—more at BEGINNING

morn·ing–after pill noun : a contraceptive drug taken up to usu. three days after sexual intercourse

morning glory noun : any of various twining plants related to the sweet potato that have often showy bell-shaped or funnel-shaped flowers

morning sickness noun : nausea and vomiting that typically occur in the morning esp. during early pregnancy

morning star noun : a bright planet (as Venus) seen in the eastern sky before or at sunrise

Mo·roc·can noun : a native or inhabitant of Morocco

mo·roc·co noun : a fine leather made of goatskins tanned with sumac

mo·ron noun 1 usually offensive : a mildly mentally retarded person

2 : a very stupid person

— mo·ron·ic adjective

— mo·ron·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

blockhead, dolt, dope, dummy, idiot, imbecile, jackass, nitwit, numskull, simpleton—more at IDIOT

mo·rose adjective [ORIGIN: L morosus hard to please, exacting, fr. mor-, mos custom, disposition]

1 : having a sullen disposition

2 : marked by or expressive of gloom : GLOOMY

— mo·rose·ly adverb

— mo·rose·ness noun

morph verb : to change the form or character of : TRANSFORM

mor·pheme noun : a meaningful linguistic unit that contains no smaller meaningful parts

— mor·phe·mic adjective

mor·phia noun : MORPHINE

mor·phine noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. Gk Morpheus, Greek god of dreams]

: an addictive drug obtained from opium and used to ease pain or induce sleep

mor·phol·o·gy noun 1 : a branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms

2 : a study and description of word formation in a language

— mor·pho·log·i·cal adjective

— mor·phol·o·gist noun

mor·ris noun : a vigorous English dance traditionally performed by men wearing costumes and bells

mor·row noun : the next day

Morse code noun : either of two codes consisting of dots and dashes or long and short sounds used for transmitting messages

mor·sel noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, dim. of mors bite, fr. L morsus, fr. mordēre to bite]

1 : a small piece or quantity

2 : a tasty dish

3 : a small piece of food

Synonyms

[1] bit, crumb, grain, granule, particle, scrap