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Likely to cause disease
Answer for the clue "Likely to cause disease ", 5 letters:
germy
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Word definitions for germy in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. full of germs or pathological microorganisms; "the water in New York harbor is oily and dirty and germy" [ant: germfree ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context informal English) That carries germs.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1912, from germ + -y (2).
Usage examples of germy.
The first is that the albuminoids which it contains are largely soluble, and this means that good light bread from germy flour is impossible.
His old crew toasted their former captain with considerable enthusiasm, with Captain Germys springing for the beverages served.