scatological

adjective

as in salacious

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Recent Examples of scatological Not many filmmakers can create something where moments as ugly as Billy’s scatological lectures coexist so elegantly with moments of honest longing and tragedy (and, in one or two moments, tentative hope). — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 Throughout the financial troubles that the couple face given Fyodor’s inability to deliver pages, Szumowska and Englert feature scatological humor that further dissolves any notions of elegance associated with 19th-century Europe. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 As the Washington Post reports, federal and state authorities are investigating whether the fast food chain is behind the outbreak of explosive diarrhea cases across the country — further cementing its scatological legacy. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026 At Blaze’s house, Jessie and the gang meet an interactive potty-training toy called Smarty Pants, a toilet-paper roll with light-up eyes and the voice of Conan O’Brien, who spends the movie gamely dropping one mildly scatological one-liner after another. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026 As was the case in the first season, Beef is a machine driven by unintended consequences, some violent, some scatological and all designed to crush the souls of characters who might not have souls to begin with. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 One of the most disgraceful aspects of the current administration is that our president uses vulgar and scatological language to disparage people who disagree with him. — Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 Above those words was a video of a masked vandal adding a scatological element to the billboard, a suggestion that the first lady — ad shown in the ad — is relieving herself on an American flag. — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 31 Jan. 2026 In the other monologue, Ray drunkenly tells a story about unleashing scatological revenge on an abusive priest. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatological
  1. salacious
  2. indelicate
  3. suggestive
  4. barnyard
  5. earthy
  6. indecorous
  7. ribald
  8. broad
Adjective
  • Soapy, salacious and steamy romance stories might have popularized the microdrama format globally, but the first episode of The Agency positions the series as an office comedy with quick cuts and wink-wink lines and visuals.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Based on real events, Lance Oppenheim’s movie stars an unhinged Robert Pattinson as the TV host Chris Hansen, who is chasing ever more salacious ways to increase ratings for his TV series To Catch a Predator.
    — Sinna Nasseri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of salacious
Adjective
  • At least there’s no further elaboration beyond these flourishes, which feel indelicate by the film’s standards.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Martin-Cotten’s is an indelicate balance between out and out primal furies, parsed with flashes of vulnerability that seem as deeply felt as Martha’s self-loathing.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 13 Feb. 2026
Definition of indelicate
Adjective
  • The effect dissipates somewhat whenever Cahyono resorts to less suggestive, more blatantly surreal imagery.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Though revealing, his version of naked dressing was tantalizingly suggestive rather than explicitly bare.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggestive
Adjective
  • And while this time there are no actual goats wandering around, Sedgwick provides some barnyard accompaniment with a screaming toy as Bacon strums his acoustic guitar.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Shaun the Sheep fans can't get enough of these barnyard animals and all their gentle adventures.
    — Marisa LaScala, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
Definition of barnyard
Adjective
  • Before there was Georgia Oakley’s earthy, enthralling new spin on Jane Austen’s debut novel, there was Ang Lee’s 1995 standard-bearer of an adaptation.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Also milder, sweeter and less earthy than red beets, so make sure the red beet-haters give them a taste.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of earthy
Adjective
  • Still, the quips here feel both recycled and indecorous, as if misogyny and the #MeToo Movement are just ideas to laugh at.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This was likewise interpreted by some as an indecorous gesture of thanks aimed at corporate sponsors.
    — Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of indecorous
Adjective
  • Flagrantly practicing an especially ribald strain of cringe comedy that brushes several third rails, often simultaneously, the show could have been a disastrous gambit.
    — Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the ribald phrasing, this kind of question is not entirely uncommon at Memphis’s World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of ribald
Adjective
  • The broader testing program is intended to evaluate the vehicles and their operating approach under increasingly representative conditions.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The top trade envoys for China and the European Union agreed Friday on a broad initial deal following two days of talks aimed at calming escalating tensions over trade imbalances, the EU trade commissioner said.
    — Sam McNeil, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of broad

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“Scatological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatological. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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