INFECTIOUS


Meaning of INFECTIOUS in English

■ adjective

1》 (of a disease or disease-causing organism) liable to be transmitted through the environment.

↘liable to spread infection.

2》 likely to spread to or influence others: her enthusiasm is ~.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

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