vermiculous

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adjective

Containing, or full of, worms; resembling worms; wormy.

OriginLatin vermiculosus →
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Meanings

adjectivevermiculous (comparative more vermiculous, superlative most vermiculous)

comparative more vermiculous · superlative most vermiculous · alternative vermiculose

  1. Containing, or full of, worms; resembling worms; wormy.

Origin

  1. Latinvermiculosus
  2. Englishvermiculous

From Latin vermiculosus. See vermicule.

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vermiculous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermiculous

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“vermiculous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermiculous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vermiculous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermiculous.

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