verminous
Crawling with pests
Verminous means infested with vermin—rats, lice, fleas, or other parasitic creatures: verminous living conditions, a verminous mattress.
The word extends to anything suggestive of such infestation: filthy, degraded, or morally repugnant.
The building was condemned as verminous.
Gathering in large numbers
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
- teemingAbundantly full of
- riddledPierced throughout
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
infestation · plagued · lousy · besieged · invaded · beset · festering · flea-ridden
Foul, accumulated matter
- grimeIngrained surface dirt
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- neglectFailure to provide care
dilapidation · disrepair · sordid · squalid · hovel · slum · tenement · decrepit
Bloodsucking scalp insects
- fleasBiting insect parasites
- ticksParasites or clock sounds
- mitesMinuscule parasitic arachnids
- bedbugsBlood-feeding mattress insects
mange · scabies · tapeworms · ringworm · nits · maggots · weevils · cockroaches
Invaded by pathogens
- pestilentCausing widespread disease
- plague-riddenAfflicted by epidemic disease
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- unhealthyHarmful to wellbeing
morbid · blighted · pathogenic · septic · gangrenous · putrefied · noxious · toxic
swarming
Gathering in large numbers
crawling · infestation · plagued · lousy · besieged · invaded · beset · festering · flea-ridden · maggoty
filth
Foul, accumulated matter
neglect · dilapidation · disrepair · sordid · squalid · hovel · slum · tenement · decrepit · squalidness
lice
Bloodsucking scalp insects
bedbugs · mange · scabies · tapeworms · ringworm · nits · maggots · weevils · cockroaches · rats
infected
Invaded by pathogens
- pestilentCausing widespread disease
- plague-riddenAfflicted by epidemic disease
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
unhealthy · morbid · blighted · pathogenic · septic · gangrenous · putrefied · noxious · toxic · festered
loathsome
Arousing intense disgust
- disgustingProvoking strong revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- repugnantExtremely distasteful or offensive
vile · foul · nauseating · repellent · abhorrent · odious · gross · nasty · sickening · stomach-turning
verminousclean
Free of soil
sterile · uninfested · immaculate · pristine · hygienic
verminoussterile
Free from microorganisms
sanitized · disinfected · antiseptic · hygienic · healthful