mórbidamente obeso
/moɾbidamente obeso/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'morbidly obese' is translated into Spanish as mórbidamente obeso.
This phrase is used to describe someone who is life-threateningly overweight.
Meaning: life-threateningly overweight (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The adverb mórbidamente is formed by adding the suffix -mente to the adjective mórbida, meaning 'morbidly'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must agree in gender and number with the person or people being described. Use mórbidamente obesa if the person is female, mórbidamente obesos for a group of men or a mixed-gender group and mórbidamente obesas for a group of women.
How do you pronounce it?
/moɾbidamente obeso/
Did you know?
- While obeso is the medical term, Spanish speakers often use the word gordo as a term of endearment for partners or children regardless of their weight.
- The suffix -mente used to create mórbidamente is a linguistic fossil of the Latin word mente, meaning 'mind', essentially saying the action is done 'with the mind'.
- While 'mórbidamente' shares a root with the English 'morbid', the Spanish 'mórbido' can also be used more broadly to describe anything that is unhealthy or related to disease, not just a mental obsession with death.
Examples in context
- El paciente sufre de obesidad mórbida.The patient suffers from morbid obesity.
- Ella padece de obesidad morbosa.She suffers from morbid obesity.
- El paciente está mórbidamente obeso.The patient is morbidly obese.
- Es peligroso estar así de mórbidamente obeso.It is dangerous to be morbidly obese like this.
- Aquel hombre es un sujeto mórbidamente obeso.That man is a morbidly obese individual.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are discussing a medical case at the clinic.
- Lucía¿Cómo está la salud del nuevo paciente?How is the new patient's health?
- JavierÉl está mórbidamente obeso y necesita ayuda.He is morbidly obese and needs help.
- LucíaEntiendo, Javier, será difícil para él.I understand, Javier, it will be difficult for him.
- JavierSí, pero debemos actuar rápido.Yes, but we must act fast.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “morbidly obese” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
