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infectiously
Variant of infectious
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
Related Forms:
- infectiously adverb
- infectiousness noun
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