infectious

adjective

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: in-fec-tious (3)

English Definition

Likely to spread infection or influence others.

Example Sentence

Flu is a highly infectious disease.

US IPA /ɪnˈfekʃəs/

UK IPA /ɪnˈfekʃəs/

contagious catching transmissible communicable

non-infectious non-contagious