fecal

adjective

fe·​cal ˈfē-kəl How to pronounce fecal (audio)
: of, relating to, or constituting feces

Examples of fecal in a Sentence

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Around 70 droppings were inside and next to an air conditioning unit, and more fecal matter was on the floor of a sushi storage area, under a shelf in a dry food storage area and inside an unused ice machine. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025 This is not the first time fecal soup has affected northwest Iowa. Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024 The woman said the baby smelled like ammonia and fecal matter and his diaper was full. Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024 The inspectors discovered a live juvenile cockroach and its fecal matter on a dish in the clean dishes area, and a dead adult cockroach on the wall by the clean silverware. Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for fecal 

Word History

First Known Use

1541, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fecal was in 1541

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“Fecal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fecal. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

fecal

adjective
fe·​cal
variants or chiefly British faecal
: of, relating to, or constituting feces
fecal incontinence
fecal matter
fecally adverb
or chiefly British faecally

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