Dictionary entry

Verminous

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ver″min‐ous (?), a. [L. verminosus, fr. vermis a worm: cf. F. vermineux.] 1. Tending to breed vermin; infested by vermin.

Some... verminous disposition of the body. Harvey.

2. Caused by, or arising from the presence of, vermin; as, verminous disease.