véreux
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ve.ʁø/
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Adjective
véreux (feminine véreuse, masculine plural véreux, feminine plural véreuses)
- maggoty, worm-eaten
- (figuratively, derogatory) bent, dodgy, crooked, sheisty, morally corrupt
- un avocat véreux ― a crooked lawyer
Further reading
- “véreux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.