CONTAGIOUS


Meaning of CONTAGIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -jəs ]

adjective

Date: 14th century

1. : communicable by contact : catching

contagious diseases

2. : bearing contagion

contagious people

3. : used for contagious diseases

a contagious ward

4. : exciting similar emotions or conduct in others

contagious enthusiasm

• con·ta·gious·ly adverb

• con·ta·gious·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.