infectious

Definition

  • adjective: capable of causing infection
  • adjective: capable of causing 'infection'
  • synonyms: contagious, pestilential, epidemic

Examples

  • Their enthusiasm was 'infectious'. [='contagious']

  • viruses and other 'infectious' agents

  • an acute 'infectious' illness

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) to have trouble. Now we're seeing more Western World breakdowns. And there's a clear pattern here which suggests an analogy... ...to an infectious disease process spreading from one resort area to the next. Perhaps there are superficial similarities to disease. lt's only a theoretical concept. (..)
    1973 Westworld