Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scatological

/skætəlˈɔdʒəkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: scat-o-log-i-cal
IPA: /skætəlˈɔdʒəkəl/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the research area of scatology, the particulate study of biological excrement, feces, or dung.

Formal

adj

Relating to scatology, the use of obscenities.

Example Sentences

"The scientist could read the dinosaur dung to see what it had eaten. He was an expert in scatological studies."
"His interest in scatological reading gained him very few friends."
"Notwithstanding that episode, this film is refreshingly low on scatological gags and other gross-out humor, preferring all-purpose bad jokes to bathroom ones."

Etymology

From scatology + -ical. Compare eschatological.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: scatology

Usage

Formal

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Biology.

Inflected Forms

more scatological (comparative) most scatological (superlative) scatalogical (alternative, proscribed)

Derived Forms

scatologically

Frequently Paired Words

scat scatology scatologist

Rhymes With

seismological

Questions

How do you pronounce scatological?: The recorded pronunciation is /skætəlˈɔdʒəkəl/.
What does scatological mean?: Relating to the research area of scatology, the particulate study of biological excrement, feces, or dung.
Where does scatological come from?: From scatology + -ical. Compare eschatological.

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