contagious

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kənˈteɪdʒəs/

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Adjective

Positive contagious

Comparative more contagious

Superlative most contagious

1. If something is contagious, it is easily transmitted to others.

   The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!