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- [fee-kuh l]
- /ˈfi kəl/
- /ˈfiː.siːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fee-kuh l]
- /ˈfi kəl/
Definitions of fecal word
- adjective fecal of, relating to, or being feces. 1
- noun fecal Of or relating to feces. 1
- adjective fecal of or consisting of feces 0
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Origin of fecal
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45; fec(es) + -al1
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Parts of speech for Fecal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fecal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fecal
adj fecal
- muddy — abounding in or covered with mud.
- disheveled — hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: disheveled hair.
- obscene — offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved: obscene language.
- grubby — dirty; slovenly: children with grubby faces and sad eyes.
- crummy — Something that is crummy is unpleasant, of very poor quality, or not good enough.
adjective fecal
- decaying — rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing
- corroded — affected by corrosion; rusty
- crumbled — Simple past tense and past participle of crumble.
- decomposing — Present participle of decompose.
- disintegrated — Simple past tense and past participle of disintegrate.
Antonyms for fecal
adj fecal
- moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
- sterile — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- chaste — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chaste, you mean that they do not have sex with anyone, or they only have sex with their husband or wife.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- neat — in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room.
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