véreux
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]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
[edit]- “véreux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.