FECULENT

feculent

(adjective) foul with waste matter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

feculent (comparative more feculent, superlative most feculent)

Dirty with faeces or other impurities

Synonyms: turbid, sullied, foul, filthy, fetid

Source: Wiktionary


Fec"u*lent, a. Etym: [L. faeculentus, fr. faecula: cf. F. féculent. See Fecula.]

Definition: Foul with extraneous or impure substances; abounding with sediment or excrementitious matter; muddy; thick; turbid. Both his hands most filthy feculent. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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