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verminous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective verminous has 1 sense
- verminous(s = adj.all) - of the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive; Derived forms noun vermin2, noun vermin1
CIDE DICTIONARY
verminous, a. [L. verminosus, fr. vermis a worm: cf. F. vermineux.].
- Tending to breed vermin; infested by vermin. [1913 Webster]"Some . . . verminous disposition of the body." [1913 Webster]
- Caused by, or arising from the presence of, vermin; as, verminous disease. [1913 Webster]
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