Meaning of Vermicious: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of worms. This definition of the word Vermicious is from the Wiktionary dictionary, where you can also find the etimology, other senses, synonyms, antonyms and examples.
What does verminous mean in medical terms?
Medical Definition of verminous. 1 : consisting of, infested with, or being vermin. 2 : caused by parasitic worms verminous gastritis. Comments on verminous. What made you want to look up verminous?
What is the meaning of vicious?
Definition of vicious. 1a : dangerously aggressive : savage a vicious dog. b : marked by violence or ferocity : fierce a vicious fight. 2 : malicious, spiteful vicious gossip.
What is the meaning of vermin?
1 : consisting of or being vermin : noxious. 2 : forming a breeding place for or infested by vermin : filthy verminous garbage.
What is a good sentence for verminous?
Examples of verminous in a Sentence. Men, women and children languished there in conditions of almost unimaginable squalor, brutality, overcrowding, starvation, verminous infestation and neglect.
Examples of verminous in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Men, women and children languished there in conditions of almost unimaginable squalor, brutality, overcrowding, starvation, verminous infestation and neglect. — Patrick Mcgrath, New York Times, 28 June 2018
History and Etymology for verminous
vermin + -ous, probably originally after Latin verminōs "infested with maggots," from vermin- (base of vermināre "to be affected with griping pains, to be infested with maggots"—latter sense by false association with vermis "worm"—derivative of vermina "racking pains") + -ōsus -ose entry 1
Choose the Right Synonym for vicious
vicious, villainous, iniquitous, nefarious, corrupt, degenerate mean highly reprehensible or offensive in character, nature, or conduct. vicious may directly oppose virtuous in implying moral depravity, or may connote malignancy, cruelty, or destructive violence.
Examples of vicious in a Sentence
Challenging areas of social consensus, however dumb or even vicious the consensus, is largely off limits for the media, because it wins no friends among the general public. — Richard A.
