feculent

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adjective

fec·u·lent ˈfe-kyə-lənt

: foul with impurities : fecal

feculence

ˈfe-kyə-lən(t)s

noun

feculence

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noun

fec·u·lence -lən(t)s

plural -s

: something that is feculent : sediment, dregs, feces

: the quality or state of being feculent : muddiness, foulness

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, "containing dregs," borrowed from Latin faeculentus "full of sediment, thick," from faec-, faex "wine lees, dregs" + -ulentus "having in quantity, full of"

Noun

French féculence, from Late Latin faeculentia, from faeculentus + -ia -y

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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feculent

adjective

fec·u·lent ˈfek-yə-lənt

: foul with impurities : fecal

a feculent odor of the breath

feculence

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feculent

adjective

noun

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