verminous

adjective2

1. •
   Infested with vermin.

   • The old beggar kept a verminous mongrel dog for a pet.
   • The dog was constantly scratching his many verminous sores and welts.
2. •
   Actively unpleasant, contemptible, or otherwise reminiscent of vermin.

   • They had brought all their own equipment with them, trade by trade, tongue by tongue; they travelled in ancient lorries or in slower carts with their verminous armfuls of keen-eyed children. — 1985