lavatorial en · ADJ
Etymology
From Latin lavātōrius + -al. By surface analysis, lavatory + -al.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to a lavatory
The station interiors were also suffering. "The universal lavatorial glazed tiling is dirty and cracked, the paint is peeling, and there is a general air of decay," Guardian journalist Charles Cook wrote in a 1974 feature. But as Cook himself discovered, this decrepitness disguised the positives of Underground travel.
2021 December 29, Conrad Landin, “Glasgow Subway: a city institution”, in RAIL, number 947, page 45:
- scatological
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more lavatorial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most lavatorial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |