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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesकीड़े-मकौड़ों से युक्त
Pronunciation / Transliteration: keede-makaodon se yukt
"यह कमरा कीड़े-मकौड़ों से युक्त और गंदा था।"
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2 senses- 1
Caused by, infested with, or characteristic of vermin such as rats, lice, or beetles.
"The investigators inspected the verminous basement of the abandoned tenement." - 2
Characterized by high moral turpitude or extremely objectionable behavior; repulsive.
"He described the swindlers as a verminous group of criminals preying on the elderly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'verminosus', originating from 'vermis' meaning worm, entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century. Originally denoting infestation by parasitic worms or insects, it gradually expanded metaphorically to describe things or people considered vile, foul, or morally corrupt.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Verminous" is said worldwide
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vermineux
Transliteration: /vɛʁ.mi.nø/
"La vieille cave était sombre et vermineuse."
ungezieferhaft
Transliteration: /ˈʊnɡəˌtsiːfɐhaft/
"Das verlassene Gebäude befand sich in einem ungezieferhaften Zustand."
verminoso
Transliteration: /ver.miˈnɔ.zo/
"Il pavimento era coperto di sporcizia verminosa."
verminoso
Transliteration: /beɾ.miˈno.so/
"Encontraron animales verminosos en el almacén abandonado."
verminoso
Transliteration: /veɾ.miˈno.zu/
"O porão antigo estava completamente verminoso."
कीड़े-मकौड़ों से युक्त
Transliteration: keede-makaodon se yukt
"यह कमरा कीड़े-मकौड़ों से युक्त और गंदा था।"
滋生害虫的
Transliteration: zīshēng hàichóng de
"这栋老旧的建筑里面滋生害虫的现象非常严重。"
해충이 들끓는
Transliteration: haechung-i deulkkleun
Script: 해충이 들끓는
"그 버려진 창고는 해충이 들끓는 상태였다."
害虫だらけの
Transliteration: gaichu-darake no
"その古い建物は害虫だらけの状態だった。"
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