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English adjective: infectious | |||
| 1. | infectious caused by infection or capable of causing infection | ||
| Samples | Viruses and other infective agents. A carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease. | ||
| Synonyms | infective | ||
| Similar | infected, septic | ||
| Antonyms | antiseptic | ||
| 2. | infectious easily spread | ||
| Samples | Fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders. | ||
| Similar | catching, communicable, contagious, contagious, contaminating, contractable, corrupting, transmissible, transmittable | ||
| Antonyms | noninfectious | ||
| 3. | infectious of or relating to infection | ||
| Samples | Infectious hospital. Infectious disease. | ||
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