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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.

Origin of feculent

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

OTHER WORDS FROM feculent

fec·u·lence, noun

Words nearby feculent

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

Example sentences from the Web for feculence

According to present usage, the word is more generally applied to the feculence deposited from the juice of the wild cucumber.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
It is not amiss that some feculence lie thick upon the Ale, and work not all out; for that will keep in the spirits.

The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened |Kenelm Digby

British Dictionary definitions for feculence

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

Medical definitions for feculence

feculent

[ fĕk′yə-lənt ]

adj.

Full of foul or impure matter; fecal.