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contagious

/kənˈteɪ.d͡ʒəs/ adjective B2
  1. Easily transmitted to others. · Last year's flu strain was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!
  2. Easily passed on to others. (figuratively) · contagious enthusiasm; infectious laughter· Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time.
  3. Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person. · They were highly contagious, spreading bacteria to other people.
  4. Contiguous.
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Among worldly people manner is contagious.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 928 · C1
Even if you do not understand cricket, the passion of the Ashes is truly contagious.
The Ashes: A Historic Cricket Rivalry, p. 1 · B2
Medical inspectors checked everyone for contagious diseases to make sure they were perfectly healthy.
The Gateway at Ellis Island, p. 1 · B2

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