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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•fec•tious /ɪnˈfɛkʃəs/USA pronunciation adj. - Pathology(of a disease) spread by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another:If you have an infectious disease you really should not go to work.
- tending to spread quickly and to many people:infectious laughter.
in•fec•tious•ly, adv.: grinned infectiously. in•fec•tious•ness, n. [uncountable]See -fec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•fec•tious (in fek′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. - Pathologycommunicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another:infectious diseases.
- Pathologycausing or communicating infection.
- tending to spread from one to another:infectious laughter.
- Lawcapable of contaminating with illegality;
exposing to seizure or forfeiture. - [Obs.]diseased.
- infect(ion) + -ious 1535–45
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . catching. See contagious.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: infectious /ɪnˈfɛkʃəs/ adj - (of a disease) capable of being transmitted
- (of a disease) caused by microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, or protozoa
- causing or transmitting infection
- tending or apt to spread, as from one person to another: infectious mirth
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