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< feckless
fecund >
fec·u·lent
(f
k
y
-l
nt)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
Full of foul or impure matter; fecal.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin
faeculentus
,
heavy with sediment
, from
faex
, faec-
,
dregs
OTHER FORMS:
fec
u·lence
(Noun)
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