verminous

comparative more verminous · superlative most verminous

1. Infested with vermin.

   The old beggar kept a verminous mongrel dog for a pet.

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   The dog was constantly scratching his many verminous sores and welts.

2. Actively unpleasant, contemptible, or otherwise reminiscent of vermin.

   They had brought all their own equipment with them, trade by trade, tongue by tongue; they travelled in ancient lorries or in slower carts with their verminous armfuls of keen-eyed children.

   1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1350