manurial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /məˈnjɔːɹ.ɪəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /məˈnjʊəɹ.ɪ.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /məˈnʌɹ.i.əl/ (US)
Etymology
From manure + -ial.
Meanings
-
Of or pertaining to manure.
Birds' dung has been held in high regard since time immemorial as a fertiliser, and the fact that this wonderful new manure was composed of birds' dung, and had a strong manurial smell, undoubtedly helped it to come rapidly into favour among farmers.
1917, Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland:1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XXVI, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600641.txt I understood from Anscra that all the filth and refuse of the settlement—except a certain portion kept for manurial purposes, and sent to the plantation—was thrown into this torrent nightly and swept perhaps hundreds of miles away.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more manurial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most manurial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |