fungused

adjective

: infected with or affected by fungus : having a fungal growth

I'm not a hygiene freak, but I try hard not to look at the bare, fungused feet in front of mine.

—Nancy Williams, Asheville (North Carolina) Citizen-Times, 11 July 2009

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of fungus entry 2

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