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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This time, a lethal disease spreads through contact with other people’s fecal matter. S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025 Among the most common reason beaches receive a bad grade is due to the presence of the bacteria Enterococcus, which alerts to the presence of fecal matter in water. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2025 Can Cleaning Your Tub Keep Bathwater Pure? Regularly cleaning your tub can help, especially with fecal material, Gerba says. Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 June 2025 For Johnson, her go-to website for finding fecal matter is S---Senders.com. Angel Saunders, People.com, 6 June 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 28 Jun. 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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