1. containing or consisting of feces or sediment; muddy or foul
Usage: formal; technical

Examples

• The feculent water from the storm drain needed immediate treatment.
• Laboratory tests revealed feculent matter in the contaminated sample.
• The pond’s feculent appearance indicated serious pollution problems.
• Workers wore protective gear when handling the feculent waste material.
• The feculent sediment had settled at the bottom of the container.
• Environmental scientists studied the feculent discharge from the factory.