"excrementitious" meaning in English

See excrementitious in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more excrementitious [comparative], most excrementitious [superlative]
Etymology: excrement + -ious Etymology templates: {{af|en|excrement|-ious}} excrement + -ious Head templates: {{en-adj}} excrementitious (comparative more excrementitious, superlative most excrementitious)
  1. Of or pertaining to the nature of excrement.
    Sense id: en-excrementitious-en-adj-DB6fnzmQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ious

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