thanatopic

adjective

1. Prone to thanatopsis; morbid.

   Conrad was always inclined to feel guilty about his thanatopic morbidity and anxious about its reception by an audience conceived of as an interminable succession of Bobrowskis.

2. Deadly.

   Although drawn larger than life, Cather's mythological figure of Eros, with his accompanying thanatopic qualities, does not dwarf Alexandra: rather, he both complements and enhances her psyche as an expression of her desire for more than the patriarchy can offer.

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”) + τοπικός (topikós, “Pertaining to a place or topic”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry thanatopic (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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