Latrinal

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to a latrine; being or relating to a place for urination or defecation. not-comparable, usually

    "This slit, with its cover, and a vessel placed upon a shelf, Fig. I.,k, laid across strips, e e, constitute the latrine.[…] Fig. II. shows the form of the latrinal opening, and also the position of the cushions on either side of it for the seat."

  2. 2
    Related to defecation or other taboo body functions, scatological. not-comparable, usually

    "As for the verbal humour, it is normally pornographic; but it achieves the latrinal."

Example

More examples

"This slit, with its cover, and a vessel placed upon a shelf, Fig. I.,k, laid across strips, e e, constitute the latrine.[…] Fig. II. shows the form of the latrinal opening, and also the position of the cushions on either side of it for the seat."

Etymology

From latrine + -al.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.