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| 1. | [ adjective ] caused by infection or capable of causing infection; viruses and other infective agents" | |
| Synonyms: | infective | |
| Examples: | "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease" |
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| Related terms: | septic | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] easily spread | |
| Examples: | "fear is exceedlingly infectious children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell |
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| Related terms: | noninfectious catching corrupting contagious | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of or relating to infection | |
| Examples: | "infectious hospital" "infectious disease" |
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| Related terms: | infection | |
| Similar spelling: |
infectiously infection infective in_focus in_fact infestation ineffective investor infected invective ineffectively in_effect |
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