vermicious
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of worms.
Example Sentences
- ""I wish to dress according to the station in which Providence has pleased to place me. We are but worms, worms," said Mrs. Vivian, shaking her head mournfully. "You don't look much like one yet," said her son, with wonderful gravity; "and I wish you would not make vermicious allusions at luncheon-time, Mamma, for it spoils my appetite.""
- "With what peace of mind would the contemplative disciple of Isaac Walton pursue his charming vocation if he knew that the vermicious bait upon his hook was slowly struggling itself into eternity?"
- "Amongst vermicious pests the following have been received : […]"
- "Bots are a frequent cause of lack of condition in our horses in Jamaica and other types of vermicious pests are undoubtedly of frequent occurrence."
- "The strength of the sheep during the vermicious attack must be sustained by good feeding, so that the invaded animal may be able to withstand the extra strain on its system."
- "Dealing with the lowest layers of psychological life, she presents her characters in terms we associate with protozoan or vermicious creatures."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more vermicious (comparative)
most vermicious (superlative)