véreux
French, adjective/ve.ʁø/
véreux is spelled V-É-R-E-U-X (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 31,863rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Véreux is a French adjective meaning “maggoty, worm-eaten” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Où il y a des vers”.
What does véreux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
maggoty, worm-eaten
- 2
derogatorybent, dodgy, crooked, sheisty, morally corrupt
un avocat véreux
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Où il y a des vers. 2. Qui ne vaut rien. 3. Taré ou corrompu.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of véreux
- véreuse feminine
- véreuses feminine plural
- verreux obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce véreux?
- /ve.ʁø/
- \ve.ʁø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to véreux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is véreux in French?
véreux appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).