contagious
IPA: kʌntˈeɪdʒʌs
adjective
- (of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
- (figurative) Easily passed on to others.
- (of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.
- Contiguous.
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Examples of "contagious" in Sentences
- I used the word contagious rather than dangerous on purpose.
- Our daughter has just learned the word contagious and uses it every chance she gets.
- To quell demonstrations after the Sean Bell killing, he asked the Rand Corporation to investigate what he termed "contagious shooting."
- Among the infectious diseases are some that are quite directly and quickly conveyed from person to person and to these the term contagious is applied.
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