fescennine

fes·cen·nine

 (fĕs′ə-nīn′, -nēn′)

adj.

Licentious; obscene.

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[Latin Fescennīnus, of Fescennia, a town of ancient Etruria known for its licentious poetry.]

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Fescennine

(ˈfɛsɪˌnaɪn)

adj

rare scurrilous or obscene

[C17: from Latin Fescennīnus of Fescennia, a city in Etruria noted for the production of mocking or obscene verse]

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fes•cen•nine

(ˈfɛs əˌnaɪn, -nɪn)

adj.

scurrilous; licentious; obscene: fescennine humor.

[1595–1605; < Latin Fescennīnus of, belonging to Fescennia, a town in Etruria noted for jesting and scurrilous verse]

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Thesaurus

Fescennine

adjective

Offensive to accepted standards of decency:

barnyard, bawdy, broad, coarse, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar.

Slang: raunchy.

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