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   In·fec·tious

   /inˈfekSHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a disease or disease-causing organism) likely to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc., through the environment. Similar contagiouscommunicabletransmittabletransmissibletransferableconveyablespreadablespreadinginformal:catchingtechnical:epidemicpandemicepizooticdated:infective
   • ▪ likely to spread infection: "the dogs may still be infectious" Similar contaminatinggerm-ladenpollutingpestilentialvirulentpoisonoustoxicnoxious
   • ▪ likely to spread or influence others in a rapid manner: "her enthusiasm is infectious" Similar irresistiblecompellingcontagiouscatchingspreadingcommunicable

   Derivatives

   • 1. infectiously adverb
   • 2. infectiousness noun

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