(n. sing. & pl.) A noxious or mischievous animal; especially, noxious little animals or insects, collectively, as squirrels, rats, mice, flies, lice, bugs, etc.
(n. sing. & pl.) Hence, in contempt, noxious human beings.
Example Sentences:
(1) Thirty-one had lung lesions including chronic interstitial pneumonia of caudal or cranioventral lobes, bronchopneumonia, verminous pneumonia, pulmonary cryptococcosis or combinations of these.
(2) "Pulpit poofs" were hounded from the church, playground workers were exposed as "lesbians plotting to pervert nursery tots", celebrities such as Kenny Everett, Russell Harty and Freddie Mercury were hounded as diseased vermin.
(3) Although now mostly remembered for a throwaway remark about Tories being "lower than vermin", it was another part of the address by the then minister for health that caught the headlines at the time.
(4) ‘Go home, Polish vermin!’ and that kind of stuff.” To hear young people talking about the UK in these terms – to learn that it had been top of their lists of preferred destinations a few months ago, but is now deleted from them, and feared – is disturbing.
(5) Adult Strongylus vulgaris were found in 22.5 per cent of horses and verminous arteritis in 62.9 per cent.
(6) An adrenal cortical carcinoma, verminous pneumonia and hepatic parasitic granulomas were found at necropsy in a 10-year-old castrated male Dalmatian.
(7) Among other pearls of crackpot bigot wisdom, he has allegedly claimed that "black tenants smell and attract vermin."
(8) For mid-century Americans, these gleaming marketplaces provided an almost utopian alternative to the urban commercial district, an artificial downtown with less crime and fewer vermin.
(9) Recurrent colics frequently may be due to verminous arteritis but the relationship to diet should be investigated.
(10) Etiologic diagnoses included canine distemper (n = 125), congenital absence of guard hairs (n = 7), traumatic injuries (n = 7), rabies (n = 3), suspected toxicoses (n = 3), verminous pneumonia due to Paragonimus kellicotti (n = 1), bacterial septicemia secondary to Dracunculus insignis (n = 1), and tick paralysis (n = 1).
(11) But a number of cases involving the misuse of certain poisons as bait for vermin has caused concern recently to both Government and industry.
(12) Not only does flytipping create an eyesore for residents, it is also a serious public health risk, creating pollution and attracting rats and other vermin.” Man jailed for record tyre dumps Read more The party’s zero-waste policy announced on Wednesday will also include an action plan to cut landfill by reusing and recycling the vast majority of materials.
(13) Six cases of verminous pneumonia in goats due to Muellerius sp.
(14) Noting that the verminous Gregor "valorises music as the nourishment he has vainly sought", it also states that: "Here music seems to mark an ethereal realm characterised above all by a kind of metaphysical longing."
(15) Verminous pneumonia caused by F hirthi was diagnosed.
(16) There are outliers in the discourse, but asylum seekers are condemned by some as “vermin” and “ like cockroaches ”, or sneered at as “filthy”, “grubby” or “penniless”.
(17) Arteries with both gross and histopathologic evidence of verminous arteritis (class 3) were characterized ultrasonographically by an irregular luminal surface layer, varying wall thickness, varying wall echogenicity, and the presence of a hyperechoic luminal layer.
(18) We were just scared.” Witness reports describe protesters throwing snowballs at the bus and shouting “Let’s see what kind of vermin will get off here” and “asylum scum”.
(19) If you can’t defend your corner without resorting to talk of vermin and filth, then something is wrong with your corner All bullying and abuse is wrong, whoever it’s directed against – which is why decent Labour people should also condemn recent social media rants about shooting and stabbing Nigel Farage.
(20) Verminous pneumonia was shown to be a frequent problem, particularly in juveniles.
Verminate
Definition:
(v. i.) To breed vermin.
Example Sentences:
(1) Thirty-one had lung lesions including chronic interstitial pneumonia of caudal or cranioventral lobes, bronchopneumonia, verminous pneumonia, pulmonary cryptococcosis or combinations of these.
(2) "Pulpit poofs" were hounded from the church, playground workers were exposed as "lesbians plotting to pervert nursery tots", celebrities such as Kenny Everett, Russell Harty and Freddie Mercury were hounded as diseased vermin.
(3) Although now mostly remembered for a throwaway remark about Tories being "lower than vermin", it was another part of the address by the then minister for health that caught the headlines at the time.
(4) ‘Go home, Polish vermin!’ and that kind of stuff.” To hear young people talking about the UK in these terms – to learn that it had been top of their lists of preferred destinations a few months ago, but is now deleted from them, and feared – is disturbing.
(5) Adult Strongylus vulgaris were found in 22.5 per cent of horses and verminous arteritis in 62.9 per cent.
(6) An adrenal cortical carcinoma, verminous pneumonia and hepatic parasitic granulomas were found at necropsy in a 10-year-old castrated male Dalmatian.
(7) Among other pearls of crackpot bigot wisdom, he has allegedly claimed that "black tenants smell and attract vermin."
(8) For mid-century Americans, these gleaming marketplaces provided an almost utopian alternative to the urban commercial district, an artificial downtown with less crime and fewer vermin.
(9) Recurrent colics frequently may be due to verminous arteritis but the relationship to diet should be investigated.
(10) Etiologic diagnoses included canine distemper (n = 125), congenital absence of guard hairs (n = 7), traumatic injuries (n = 7), rabies (n = 3), suspected toxicoses (n = 3), verminous pneumonia due to Paragonimus kellicotti (n = 1), bacterial septicemia secondary to Dracunculus insignis (n = 1), and tick paralysis (n = 1).
(11) But a number of cases involving the misuse of certain poisons as bait for vermin has caused concern recently to both Government and industry.
(12) Not only does flytipping create an eyesore for residents, it is also a serious public health risk, creating pollution and attracting rats and other vermin.” Man jailed for record tyre dumps Read more The party’s zero-waste policy announced on Wednesday will also include an action plan to cut landfill by reusing and recycling the vast majority of materials.
(13) Six cases of verminous pneumonia in goats due to Muellerius sp.
(14) Noting that the verminous Gregor "valorises music as the nourishment he has vainly sought", it also states that: "Here music seems to mark an ethereal realm characterised above all by a kind of metaphysical longing."
(15) Verminous pneumonia caused by F hirthi was diagnosed.
(16) There are outliers in the discourse, but asylum seekers are condemned by some as “vermin” and “ like cockroaches ”, or sneered at as “filthy”, “grubby” or “penniless”.
(17) Arteries with both gross and histopathologic evidence of verminous arteritis (class 3) were characterized ultrasonographically by an irregular luminal surface layer, varying wall thickness, varying wall echogenicity, and the presence of a hyperechoic luminal layer.
(18) We were just scared.” Witness reports describe protesters throwing snowballs at the bus and shouting “Let’s see what kind of vermin will get off here” and “asylum scum”.
(19) If you can’t defend your corner without resorting to talk of vermin and filth, then something is wrong with your corner All bullying and abuse is wrong, whoever it’s directed against – which is why decent Labour people should also condemn recent social media rants about shooting and stabbing Nigel Farage.
(20) Verminous pneumonia was shown to be a frequent problem, particularly in juveniles.