scatological

adjective

Definition of scatologicalnext
as in salacious

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatological
  1. salacious
  2. indelicate
  3. suggestive
  4. barnyard
  5. earthy
  6. indecorous
  7. ribald
  8. broad
Adjective
  • And then this salacious story comes around where this actor wants to murder and eat people.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Many men who follow child influencers online seek salacious images of them, often from their parents.
    Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of salacious
Adjective
  • Advertisement The president-elect’s style — brash, indelicate and pugilistic — is distilled in his son.
    Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • After Shkreli propositioned Duca via Twitter direct message, the Teen Vogue columnist responded with this, albeit indelicate, rejection.
    Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 4 Aug. 2017
Definition of indelicate
Adjective
  • To emphasize this, Wolfe’s production is suggestive, even surreal.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Who knows what’s actually happening inside Sheridan’s enormous ham-with-a-cowboy-hat-on head, but season five’s back half is highly suggestive of some deep inner personal truth bursting through the fictional substrate.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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
  • His voice, as smooth and unblemished as a mountain stream, conveyed an earthy optimism that endeared him to millions.
    Darryn King, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • For example, a citrusy strain like Lemon Haze pairs beautifully with zesty appetizers, while an earthy strain like Granddaddy Purple complements hearty or spiced dishes.
    Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of earthy
Adjective
  • The massive tag is gone now but something just as indecorous seems likely to replace it.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
  • With round-the-clock musicians, magicians, comedians, blue men and white Bengal tigers, the Strip became the premier global destination not just for indecorous gambling, but also for family-friendly entertainment.
    Chris Carra, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Definition of indecorous
Adjective
  • Much of the dialogue is hilariously ribald, especially in a locker room scene in which the two nude men share a tender familial embrace after comparing penises.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2023
  • The couple became a symbol of marital stability in the freewheeling rock world, even as Charlie drummed for a band that was the most famously ribald band in music history.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Dec. 2022
Definition of ribald
Adjective
  • Without the additional money that NASA received in 1979 and 1980 — years in which Carter otherwise sought broad spending cuts — the iconic winged orbiter that flew for more years than any other U.S. spacecraft in history may have never left the ground.
    Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images SEOUL and LONDON -- The two survivors of South Korea's deadliest plane crash in decades were recovering at separate hospitals in Seoul on Monday, as investigators began far-reaching probes into both the fatal crash and the country's broader aviation operations.
    Joohee Cho, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of broad
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