English Explanatory Dictionary

sterquilinous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to a dunghill
  2. mean; dirty; paltry.

Pronunciation

/stɜː(ɹ)ˈkwɪlɪnəs/

Word forms

sterquilinous more sterquilinous most sterquilinous

Etymology

From Latin sterquilinium (“a dung pit”), from stercus (“dung”), + -ous. See also Sterquilinus.

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