germophobic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From germ +‎ -o- +‎ -phobic.

Adjective

germophobic (comparative more germophobic, superlative most germophobic)

  1. Morbidly afraid of germs.
    • 2009 August 16, Max Byrd, “Rosie and Friends”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      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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