contagious
11contagious — con•ta•gious [[t]kənˈteɪ dʒəs[/t]] adj. 1) pat capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases[/ex] 2) pat carrying or spreading a contagious disease 3) tending to spread from person to person …
12contagious — adjective Date: 14th century 1. communicable by contact ; catching < contagious diseases > 2. bearing contagion < contagious people > 3. used for contagious diseases < a …
13contagious — con|ta|gious [kənˈteıdʒəs] adj 1.) a disease that is contagious can be passed from person to person by touch 2.) a person who is contagious has a disease that can be passed to another person by touch ▪ The patient is still highly contagious. 3.)… …
14contagious — con|ta|gious [ kən teıdʒəs ] adjective 1. ) a contagious disease spreads from one person to another through touch or through the air a ) someone who is contagious has a contagious disease 2. ) a contagious feeling or idea spreads quickly from one …
15contagious — [[t]kənte͟ɪʤəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. ...a highly contagious disease of the lungs. Syn: catching 2) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ A feeling or attitude… …
16contagious — adjective 1 a disease that is contagious can be passed from person to person by touch 2 a person who is contagious has a disease that can be passed to another person by touch: The patient is still highly contagious. 3 if a feeling, attitude, or… …
17contagious — UK [kənˈteɪdʒəs] / US adjective 1) a) a contagious disease spreads from one person to another through touch or through the air b) someone who is contagious has a contagious disease 2) a contagious feeling or idea spreads quickly from one person… …
18contagious — Relating to contagion; communicable or transmissible by contact with the sick or their fresh secretions or excretions. * * * con·ta·gious jəs adj 1) communicable by contact <tuberculosis in the contagious stage> compare INFECTIOUS …
19contagious — adj. VERBS ▪ be, become, prove ▪ The new disease proved contagious. ADVERB ▪ highly, very ▪ …
20contagious — adj. extremely, highly contagious * * * [kən teɪdʒəs] highly contagious extremely …
