scatological

adjective

as in salacious

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Recent Examples of scatological 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 Other wrestlers confirmed include fan favorites Paquita VaVoom (and her terrifying chancla), Los Crazy Chickens, and the scatological master of lucha libre, Dirty Sanchez. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatological
  1. salacious
  2. indelicate
  3. suggestive
  4. barnyard
  5. earthy
  6. indecorous
  7. ribald
  8. broad
Adjective
  • Appetites for salacious content have been building for years, as evidenced by the booming number of romance bookstores across the country (just one in 2016 to more than 230 today).
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Eating disorders can carry what Scaringi calls a whiff of the salacious, and feeling riveted by someone’s changing body isn’t the same as caring about their well-being.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of salacious
Adjective
  • 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
  • Clutch effort is Herculean, and shifting is indelicate but immensely satisfying.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025
Definition of indelicate
Adjective
  • The silly yellow fruit that became a part of their culture was freighted, from the start, with suggestive meaning.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The screenplay by Rasmus Birch and Kalle makes useful changes on that template, replacing crudely literal-minded aspects with more suggestive ones, paring dialogue to make room for effective visual storytelling.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 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
  • And just today, Storrie and Williams cropped up yet again, this time in similar soft, earthy tones (mocha brown and sage green, respectively), matching baseball caps, gray sneakers, and bags.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The result was a sheer wash of earthy pink-brown with diffused edges and a healthy-looking sheen.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • Beulah picks up the story from there, spilling the colorful and ribald saga of how her family — originally named Sullivan, from Ireland — migrated west and got caught in the middle of the Texas revolution.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Definition of ribald
Adjective
  • Rather than occasional long-range strikes on Russian oil refineries, Ukraine is now carrying out frequent attacks on refineries, oil tankers, power substations and broader energy infrastructure, according to ACLED’s Polishchuk.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Parnell said the push for speedier delivery was part of a broader modernization effort that predated the five-month-old conflict.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of broad

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