germy

adjective

ˈjər-mē 

germier; germiest

: full of germs

Examples of germy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The parasite can enter the food system from tainted dirt or irrigation water, or germy hands handling the produce. — Pien Huang, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

Shorts expose your legs to the germy airport terminal and plane seats, ensuring that your first stop on your vacation is the hotel shower. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026

The breezy-as-can-be silhouette looked as comfortable as sweatpants, while the longer hems would serve as a protective barrier between my legs and any germy airplane seats — a personal ick of mine — during summer travel. — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

At the Vancouver Olympics, Norwegian athletes were issued plastic sheeting to cover germy hotel carpeting. — Outside, 28 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for germy

• wormy
• diathermy
• taxidermy

Medical Definition

germy

adjective

ˈjər-mē 

germier; germiest

: full of germs

germy hands