feculent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɛkjʊlənt/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle French feculent, from Latin faeculentus, from faex.
Meanings
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Dirty with faeces or other impurities
At this time in history the streets of London were as foul, feculent and disease-ridden as a series of interconnected dunghills, twice as dangerous as a battlefield, and as infrequently maintained as the lower cells of an asylum dungeon.
1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 84:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most feculent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| faeculent | alternative | lexicographic | |
| fæculent | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| more feculent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
filthy · sullied · foul · fetid · turbid
Translations (9)
de kotartig (feculent) · az poxlu (feculent) · bg лайнян (feculent) · tr boklu (feculent) · la faeculentus (feculent) · de verkotet (feculent) · de verschmutzt (feculent) · de fäkulent (feculent) · de kotig (feculent)