"véreux" meaning in French

See véreux in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ve.ʁø/ Audio: Fr-véreux.ogg Forms: véreuse [feminine], véreux [masculine, plural], véreuses [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From ver + -eux. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|ver|-eux}} ver + -eux Head templates: {{fr-adj}} véreux (feminine véreuse, masculine plural véreux, feminine plural véreuses)
  1. maggoty, worm-eaten
    Sense id: en-véreux-fr-adj-eS~Xc36-
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) bent, dodgy, crooked, sheisty, morally corrupt Tags: derogatory, figuratively
    Sense id: en-véreux-fr-adj-oDkr8Ewb Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -eux Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -eux: 31 69

Inflected forms

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