English

Adjective

verminous ‎(comparative more verminous, superlative most verminous)

1. Infested with vermin.

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

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

2. Actively unpleasant, contemptible, or otherwise reminiscent of vermin.
   • 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1350:

     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.

Related terms

• vermin