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Contagious
/kənˈteɪdʒəs/
(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
📖 Definitions of "Contagious"
adjective
- 1
(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
"The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!"
- 2
Easily passed on to others.
"Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time."
- 3
(of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.
"They were highly contagious, spreading bacteria to other people."
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