Morphy (?m??f?) n (Biography) Paul. 1837?84, US chess player, widely considered to have been the world’s greatest playerCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014