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The Clue
Germ-free (7 letter answer)
The Answer
STERILE
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Notes
The answer STERILE is uncommon, appearing about once every 375 puzzles.
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Lacking originality
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Useless; ineffective
Barren
Unfruitful
Aseptic
Germless
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Unproductive
Unyielding
Ineffective
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Definition
STERILE as an adjective:
1. (sterile, unfertile, infertile) = incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple"
2. (aseptic, sterile) = free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
3. (sterile, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive) = deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing"