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feculent

[ fek-yuh-luh nt ]
/ ˈfɛk yə lənt /
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adjective

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

Words related to feculent

disagreeable, putrid, tainted, musty, smelly, moldy, stale, fetid, soured, polluted, contaminated, noxious, rotting, disgusting, rancid, sour, spoiled, corrupt, overripe, muddy

Words nearby feculent

fecit, feck, fecking, feckless, fecula, feculent, fecund, fecundate, fecundation, fecundity, fed

Origin of feculent

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

OTHER WORDS FROM feculent

fec·u·lence, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for feculent

feculent
/ (ˈfɛkjʊlənt) /

adjective

filthy, scummy, muddy, or foul
of the nature of or containing waste matter

Derived forms of feculent

feculence, noun

Word Origin for feculent

C15: from Latin faeculentus; see faeces
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Medical definitions for feculent

feculent
[ fĕk′yə-lənt ]

adj.

Full of foul or impure matter; fecal.
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