contagious
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/kənˈteɪdʒəs/
English
Definitions
adjective
- (of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.“The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!”
- Easily passed on to others.“Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time.”
- (of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.“They were highly contagious, spreading bacteria to other people.”
Related words
Synonyms
catchinginfectiouscommunicabletransmissibletransmittablecontractableinfectedepidemiologicalvirulentagalactiagastrictransmittedferryspreadablepandemicepizootic