manurial
/məˈnjʊəɹ.ɪ.əl/US/məˈnʌɹ.i.əl/
manurial adjective: of or pertaining to manure.
Adjective
manurial (comparative more manurial, superlative most manurial)
- Of or pertaining to manure.
- I understood from Anscra that all the filth and refuse of the settlement—except a certain portion kept for manurial purposes, and sent to the plantation—was thrown into this torrent nightly and swept perhaps hundreds of miles away.1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XXVI...
- Birds' dung has been held in high regard since time immemorial as a fertiliser, and the fact that this wonderful new manure was composed of birds' dung, and had a strong manurial smell, undoubtedly helped it to come rapidly into favour among farmers.1917, Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
Forms of manurial
| comparative | more manurial |
|---|---|
| superlative | most manurial |
Origin of manurial
From manure + -ial.
Words formed from manurial
Questions about manurial
- What does manurial mean?
- Manurial means of or pertaining to manure.
- What part of speech is manurial?
- Manurial is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce manurial?
- Manurial is pronounced /məˈnʌɹ.i.əl/ (US).
Words near manurial in the dictionary
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