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Webster 1913 Edition


Sterquilinous

Ster-quil′i-nous

,
Adj.
[L.
sterquilinium
a dung pit, fr.
stercus
dung.]
Pertaining to a dunghill; hence, mean; dirty; paltry.
[Obs.]
Howell.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sterquilinous

STERQUILINOUS

,
Adj.
[L., a dunghill.] Pertaining to a dunghill; mean; dirty; paltry.

Definition 2024


sterquilinous

sterquilinous

English

Adjective

sterquilinous (comparative more sterquilinous, superlative most sterquilinous)

  1. (obsolete) Pertaining to a dunghill; hence, mean; dirty; paltry.
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