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SCATOLOGICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scatological mean?
• SCATOLOGICAL (adjective)
The adjective SCATOLOGICAL has 1 sense:
1. dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions
Familiarity information: SCATOLOGICAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions
Context example:
scatological literature
Similar:
dirty ((of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency)
Derivation:
scatology (a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions))
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