Germophobic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Morbidly afraid of germs.

    "But it’s aglow with unforgettable characters like the bawdy boy who shares the young Prosper’s hospital ward and Prosper’s sad, germophobic mother."

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"But it’s aglow with unforgettable characters like the bawdy boy who shares the young Prosper’s hospital ward and Prosper’s sad, germophobic mother."

Etymology

From germ + -o- + -phobic.

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