fecal

adjective

fe·​cal ˈfē-kəl 

: of, relating to, or constituting feces

Examples of fecal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The floor was also covered with fecal matter, cracked eggs and urine, deputies said. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

It’s spread through the fecal-oral route, meaning human poop contaminates food, and once eaten, that food makes people sick. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 20 July 2026

The illness is spread through the fecal-oral route, which Landon admits sounds terrible. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that can reach produce through contact with human fecal matter. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin faecālis, from Latin faec-, faex "wine lees, tartar, dregs" (Medieval Latin also "excrement") + -ālis -al entry 1

First Known Use

1541, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fecal

• caecal
• faecal
• meikle
• treacle
• ileocecal
• intrathecal

Medical Definition

fecal

adjective

fe·​cal

variants or chiefly British faecal

ˈfē-kəl 

: of, relating to, or constituting feces

fecal incontinence

fecal matter

fecally adverb

or chiefly British faecally

-kə-lē