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germaphobic

germaphobic is the alternative form of germophobic.

Meaning of germophobic

Adjective

germophobic (comparative more germophobic, superlative most germophobic)

  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.2009 August 16, Max Byrd, “Rosie and Friends”, in New York Times

Forms of germaphobic

comparativemore germaphobic
superlativemost germaphobic

Questions about germaphobic

What is germaphobic the alternative form of?
Germaphobic is the alternative form of germophobic.

Words near germaphobic in the dictionary

  1. germanyls
  2. Germanys
  3. germaphobe
  4. germaphobes
  5. germaphobia
  6. germaphobic
  7. germaria
  8. germarial
  9. germaries
  10. germarium
  11. germariums

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Adapted from Wiktionary: germaphobic (page history and authors); germophobic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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