infectious
infectious is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 36 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Corrupting, or tending to corrupt or contaminate; vitiating; demoralizing. It [the court] is necessary for the polishing of manners . . . but it is infectious even to the best morals to live always in it. Dryden.
- 2.(Law) Contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure and forfeiture. Contraband articles are said to be of an infectious nature. Kent.
- 3.Capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth. The laughter was so genuine as to be infectious. W. Black.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- see contagious
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- azotic
- catching
- contagion
- contagious
- deadly
- death
- deleterious
- epidemic
- epizootic
- indigestible
- innutritious
- insalubrious
- insalubrity
- killing
- malaria
- mephitic
- morbific
- narcotic
- noisome
- noxious
- pestiferous
- pestilent
- pestilential
- plague
- poison
- poisonous
- pot
- septic
- spot
- taking
- the
- toxic
- toxicity
- venomous
- virulent
- zymotic
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is infectious.
- What is contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure and forfeiture. Contraband articles are said to be of an infectious nature. Kent called?
- What is capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth. The laughter was so genuine as to be infectious. W. Black called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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