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germ-ridden

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
ger-m-rid-den
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking hygiene; unclean.

Etymology

From germ + -ridden.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more germ-ridden (comparative) most germ-ridden (superlative)

Questions

What does germ-ridden mean?
Lacking hygiene; unclean.
Where does germ-ridden come from?
From germ + -ridden.

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