faeculentus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

faecŭlentus, a, um, adj. [faex], abounding in dregs or sediment, thick, impure, feculent (post-Aug.).

I Lit.: vinum, Col. 2, 2, 20: pus, Cels. 5, 26, 19: sardonyches, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 89.— Comp. : superficies, Sol. 33.— Sup. : quorum aliud faeculentissimum redditur terrae, i. e. excrement , Aug. de Vera Relig. 40.—*

II Trop.: hilaritas, Arn. 3, 119.