adjective
- full of germs; contaminated with disease-causing microorganisms
Usage: informal
Examples
- The playground equipment looked germy after the rain.
- She refused to touch the germy doorknob without gloves.
- The restaurant’s kitchen was shut down for being too germy.
- Don’t put that germy toy in your mouth!
- The hospital takes extra precautions to avoid germy surfaces.
- He washed his hands after touching the germy railing.