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sterquilinous.

Pertaining to a dunghill

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/stɜː(ɹ)ˈkwɪlɪnəs/
  1. Pertaining to a dunghill

    obsolete
  2. mean; dirty; paltry.

Where this word comes from

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

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