infectious
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Is infectious a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).Examples: "Cancer is usually not infectious."; "More infectious diseases like the flu are usually less potent."
2. (pathology, typically of a person) Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.Examples: "Despite feeling better, the patient is still infectious."; "I doubt that [saliva] is very infectious ... I don't think this is a normal route of transmission."
3. (of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.Examples: "Her enthusiasm for work can be really infectious."; "When Maisie first met Danny, she remembers that he had an infectious laugh and a love for music."
4. (informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.Examples: "Pop music is more infectious than elevator music."informal
Definition source: Wiktionary