Scatological

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the research area of scatology, the particulate study of biological excrement, feces, or dung. formal

    "The scientist could read the dinosaur dung to see what it had eaten. He was an expert in scatological studies."

  2. 2
    Relating to scatology, the use of obscenities.

    "His interest in scatological reading gained him very few friends."

Adjective
  1. 1
    dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions wordnet

Synonyms

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dirtyabusivebawdyblasphemouscalumniatorycalumnious

Example

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"The scientist could read the dinosaur dung to see what it had eaten. He was an expert in scatological studies."

Etymology

From scatology + -ical. Compare eschatological.

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