Fescennine

fescennine English Alternative forms obscene or scurrilous en fescennine Etymology From the en la Fescennīnus. Adjective Of or pertaining to the ancient Etruscan town of Fescennia obscene or scurrilous en 1856 Richard Francis Burton Personal narrative of a pilgrimage to El-Madinah and Meccah G. P. Putnam & Co. 20 At this hour the seat was as in a theatre, but the words of the actors were of a nature somewhat too Fescennine for the public. en 1977 C. John McCole Lucifer at Large Ayer Publishing 108 And when Freudian fiction becomes – as it has become in America – but an inviting wall on which to scribble Fescennine filth – that, too, is another matter. Latin Pronunciation Fescennīne Adjective la adjective form Fescennīne la Fescennīnus voc m s Noun la noun form Fescennīne m la Fescennīnus voc s