"verminy" meaning in English

See verminy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more verminy [comparative], most verminy [superlative]
Etymology: vermin + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vermin|y}} vermin + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} verminy (comparative more verminy, superlative most verminy)
  1. Resembling, characteristic of, or infested with vermin.
    Sense id: en-verminy-en-adj-H4NZxBaK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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