† contaminousadj.

Etymology: probably < medieval Latin *contāminōsus, < contāmen infection, etc.: see -ous suffix.

Obsolete.

Infectious.

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contagiousc1374

infectivea1398

smitting?c1450

infected1480

infectuous1495

infecting1539

infectious1575

smittle1583

catching1594

contaminous1599

taking1608

communicative1741

malignant1822

contaminative1826

zymotic1842

smittling1845

infectant1855

autoinfective1874

catchy1884

toxo-infectious1907

postinfectious1913

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 296/1 The odour therof is verye contaminous, and verye venoumouse.

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 296/2 When you are to goe into anye contaminous ayre.

1630 J. Taylor Great O'Toole in Wks. ii. 18/2 And nasty beadles with their breath contaminous, With, what are you? and, who goes there? examine us.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	contaminous
释义	† contaminousadj. Etymology: probably < medieval Latin contāminōsus, < contāmen* infection, etc.: see -ous suffix. Obsolete. Infectious. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > production of disease > [adjective] > infectious contagiousc1374 infectivea1398 smitting?c1450 infected1480 infectuous1495 infecting1539 infectious1575 smittle1583 catching1594 contaminous1599 taking1608 communicative1741 malignant1822 contaminative1826 zymotic1842 smittling1845 infectant1855 autoinfective1874 catchy1884 toxo-infectious1907 postinfectious1913 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 296/1 The odour therof is verye contaminous, and verye venoumouse. 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 296/2 When you are to goe into anye contaminous ayre. 1630 J. Taylor Great O'Toole in Wks. ii. 18/2 And nasty beadles with their breath contaminous, With, what are you? and, who goes there? examine us. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.1599
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