infectious
[adjective]
Synonyms: catching, communicable, contagious, spreading, transmittable, virulent

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Contrasted words: healthful, hygienic, salutary, wholesome
Related Words: mephitic, miasmic, noxious, pestilent, pestilential, poisonous, toxic, virulent, irresistible, sympathetic

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧fec‧tious /ɪnˈfekʃəs/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: infection, disinfectant; adjective: infectious, infected; verb: infect ≠ disinfect; adverb: infectiously]

1. an infectious illness can be passed from one person to another, especially through the air you breathe:
infectious diseases
Flu is highly infectious.

2. someone who is infectious has an illness and could pass it to other people

3. infectious feelings or laughter spread quickly from one person to another:
an infectious smile
infectious enthusiasm
—infectiously adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

infectious
adj
VERBS be, remain
ADV. highly, very | potentially

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