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adj. - Full of pathological microorganisms.

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Usage examples (37)
  • The water in New York harbor is oily and dirty and germy
  • I told you my remedy for all things germy is Drambuie, right?
  • Hands which the sprogs would call "germy" but which people at the time would not, since no one knew that germs caused disease.
  • Most likely she just got "germy" (as he put it) from the lake and pool she had swam in, and she will most likely not have another one.
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