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scatological — scat·o·log·i·cal .skat əl äj i kəl also scat·o·log·ic äj ik adj 1) of or relating to the study of excrement <scatological data> 2) marked by an interest in excrement or obscenity 3) of or relating to excrement or excremental functions… … Medical dictionary
scatological — [[t]skæ̱təlɒ̱ʤɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe something as scatological, you mean that it deliberately refers to or represents faeces in some way. [FORMAL] ...scatological anecdotes … English dictionary
scatological — scat|o|lo|gic|al [ˌskætəˈlɔdʒıkəl US ˈla: ] adj formal [Date: 1900 2000; : Greek; Origin: skat , the stem of skor waste from the body ] too interested in or related to human waste, in a way that people find offensive ▪ scatological humour … Dictionary of contemporary English
scatological — scat|o|log|i|cal [ ,skætl adʒıkl ] adjective FORMAL referring to solid waste from the human body in a way that people find offensive: scatological jokes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scatological — adjective formal too interested in or connected with human waste, in a way that is unpleasant: scatological humor scatology noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scatological — UK [ˌskætəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌskæt(ə)lˈɑdʒɪk(ə)l] adjective formal referring to solid waste from the human body in a way that people find offensive scatological jokes … English dictionary
scatological — scatology ► NOUN ▪ a preoccupation with excrement and excretion. DERIVATIVES scatological adjective. ORIGIN from Greek sk r dung … English terms dictionary
scatological — adjective dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions scatological literature • Similar to: ↑dirty • Derivationally related forms: ↑scatology … Useful english dictionary
scatological — adjective see scatology … New Collegiate Dictionary
scatological — See scatology. * * * … Universalium
