verminous

[ vur-muh-nuhs ]
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adjective
  1. of the nature of or resembling vermin.

  2. of, relating to, or caused by vermin: verminous diseases.

  1. infested with vermin, especially parasitic vermin: verminous shacks.

Origin of verminous

1
1610–20; <Latin verminōsus infested with maggots; see verminate, -ous

Other words from verminous

  • ver·min·ous·ly, adverb
  • ver·min·ous·ness, noun
  • non·ver·min·ous, adjective
  • non·ver·min·ous·ly, adverb
  • non·ver·min·ous·ness, noun
  • un·ver·min·ous, adjective
  • un·ver·min·ous·ly, adverb
  • un·ver·min·ous·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for verminous

verminous

/ (ˈvɜːmɪnəs) /


adjective
  1. relating to, infested with, or suggestive of vermin

Derived forms of verminous

  • verminously, adverb
  • verminousness, noun

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