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germy

adj

Etymology

From germ + -y.

  1. derived from germen
  2. borrowed from germe
  3. formed as germy — “germ + -y”

Definitions

  1. That carries germs.

    • Toy stores can actually be germier than play areas, carousels, and other kid-friendly zones, Tierno says, simply because of the way little ones behave there.
    • You’re well-informed, so you already microwave your germy kitchen sponge. Or should you? […] But are you cleaning all the germiest places? Let’s take a stroll around your home and find out.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for germy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA