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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
infectious
/ɪnˈfɛkʃəs/
adjective
capable of causing infection, by the spreading of a bacteria or virus to others
- “The infectious case was isolated from other patients.”Tatoeba
- “Their love for life is infectious.”Tatoeba
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))