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excrementitious

excrementitious

9.9
Relating to human or animal waste
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛkskrəˈmɛnˈtɪʃəs/
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  • Insects thrive in excrementitious environments, where their larvae feed on decaying matter.

Examples

  • In which part of that excrementitious isle were your forebears spawned?

    Gangs of New York (2002)

  • But in the morning, when the excrementitious and foul blood is separated from the pure and good, and becomes cool and allayed; then pure, unmixed, and pleasant visions appear.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The scientist studied the excrementitious waste found near the contaminated river.

  • After the storm, the garden was filled with excrementitious debris that needed to be cleaned up.

Synonyms

excremental
vsexcrementitious
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1 8.4

Relating to waste matter the body gets rid of

is identical in meaning but differs only as a separate word form

Surface Forms

excrementitious positive

Morphology

excrementitious = excrement (semi-transparent) = excrement + itious

The word is clearly formed from 'excrement' plus an adjectival suffix, but '-itious' is not a highly productive suffix for many learners.

Etymology

The word excrementitious comes from the common word excrement and the verb excrete, and both show the prefix ex- meaning 'out'. So excrementitious means 'relating to waste that comes out of the body'.