infectious Definition
in·fec·tious (in fek′s̸həs)
adjective
- likely to cause infection; containing disease-producing organisms or matter
- designating a disease that can be communicated by infection (sense )
- tending to spread or to affect others; catching an infectious laugh
- Obsolete infected with disease
infectious Related Forms
in·fec′·tiously adverb
in·fec′·tious·ness noun
infectious Synonyms
infectious
modif.
infectious Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- disease: Research areas: Infectious disease, Malaria, Genomics, Vaccines.
- mononucleosis: People who have infectious mononucleosis may be able to spread the infection to others for a period of weeks.
- anemia: This fact sheet provides information on equine infectious anemia ( EIA ), a contagious and potentially fatal viral disease of horses.
- enthusiasm: He contributes infectious enthusiasm to all forms of teaching using a wide range of media.
- agent: Back to top V Virus A small type of infectious agent.
- melody: With intention they marry an ear for infectious melodies to a healthy dose of social consciousness.
Modifying Another Word
- musically: This promises to be visually spectacular, musically infectious and darkly comic.
- highly: The highly infectious nature of the disease prompted a search for a viral agent.
- potentially: These reagents should be marked ` potentially infectious - not tested at source for.
- utterly: Still, it's utterly infectious and totally irresistible.
- incredibly: Outstanding tracks include the latest single ' Only This Moment ' , the incredibly infectious ' Triumphant ' and ' Follow My Ruin ' .
- instantly: Incorporating rumba, ragga, Spanish guitar and myriad African beats, their music is instantly infectious and delivered with impeccable artistry.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: Once you have the virus you remain infectious for life.
- prove: Many local bands are taking their contemporary Celtic sound to foreign shores where it's proving infectious.
- become: In Essex, however, ambition seems to have become infectious.
- consider: Blood, semen or vaginal secretions, and human milk from a person with HIV are considered infectious.
Preposition: in
way: Notwithstanding my flippant opening remarks about cribbing each other's business plans, there is scope for best practice becoming infectious in this way.
Preposition: with
TB: There is already clear evidence that cattle are infectious with bovine TB long before the skin test identifies the problem.
Preposition: for
Browse dictionary entries near infectious
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