infectious

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈfekʃəs/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈfekʃəs/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000CEFR-C2
adjective
R

A disease that can spread easily from person to person.

The infectious disease spread quickly through the school.

R

A person or animal that can spread a disease to others.

She was infectious and needed to stay home to avoid spreading germs.

translation

adj. A disease that can spread easily from person to person.; A person or animal that can spread a disease to others.