infectious: Meaning and Definition of
in•fec•tious
Pronunciation: (in-fek'shus), [key] — adj.
- communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- causing or communicating infection.
- tending to spread from one to another: infectious laughter.
- capable of contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure or forfeiture.
- diseased.
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