feculent

[fek-yuh-luhnt]

adjective

1. full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.

feculent

/ ˈfɛkjʊlənt /

adjective

1. filthy, scummy, muddy, or foul

2. of the nature of or containing waste matter

Other Word Forms

• feculence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of feculent¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin faeculentus full of dregs. See feces, -ulent

Word History and Origins

Origin of feculent¹

C15: from Latin faeculentus ; see _faeces

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