scatological
Britishadjective
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characterized by obscenity or preoccupation with obscenity, esp in the form of references to excrement
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of or relating to the scientific study of excrement
Example Sentences
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Vance has publicly criticised the extremists, at one point using a scatological insult against Fuentes during an interview with website Unherd.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Has becoming a dad made him more scatological?
From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2023
Not to be TMI here, but I find myself sometimes if I get anxious or uncomfortable I’ll make scatological noises.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023
All the zany, distasteful, irreverent and at times scatological excursions dramatize the multiplicity and fragility of Evelyn’s daily life.
From Washington Post • May 4, 2022
Largely scatological, this uninspired attack upon L'Estrange does not strike a single telling blow against Citt and Bumpkin.
From Citt and Bumpkin (1680) by L'Estrange, Sir Roger
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