Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verminous

/ˈvɝ.mɪ.nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: ver-minous
IPA: /ˈvɝ.mɪ.nəs/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Infested with vermin.

adj

Actively unpleasant, contemptible, or otherwise reminiscent of vermin.

Example Sentences

"The old beggar kept a verminous mongrel dog for a pet."
"The dog was constantly scratching his many verminous sores and welts."
"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English vermin Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English verminous From vermin + -ous.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvɝ.mɪ.nəs/
British English: /ˈvɜː.mɪ.nəs/

Inflected Forms

more verminous (comparative) most verminous (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonverminous unverminous verminously

Frequently Paired Words

vermin

Questions

How do you pronounce verminous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɝ.mɪ.nəs/.
What does verminous mean?: Infested with vermin.
Where does verminous come from?: Etymology tree English vermin Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English verminous From vermin + -ous.

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