germophobic
English
Alternative forms
- germaphobic
Etymology
germ + -o- + -phobic
Adjective
germophobic (comparative more germophobic, superlative most germophobic)
- Morbidly afraid of germs.
- 2009 August 16, Max Byrd, “Rosie and Friends”, in New York Times:
- 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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Related terms
- germophobia
- germophobe