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Infectiously

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Adverb

1. contagiously, infectiously

in a contagious manner

Example Sentences:
'she was contagiously bubbly'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Infectiously

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adjective
1. 
(of a disease) capable of being transmitted
Compare contagious
2. 
(of a disease) caused by microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, or protozoa
3. 
causing or transmitting infection
4. 
tending or apt to spread, as from one person to another
infectious mirth
5. international law
a. 
tainting or capable of tainting with illegality
b. 
rendering liable to seizure or forfeiture

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Infectiously

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adjective
1. 
likely to cause infection; containing disease-producing organisms or matter
2. 
designating a disease that can be communicated by infection (sense 2)
3. 
tending to spread or to affect others; catching
an infectious laugh
4.  Obsolete
infected with disease

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Infectiously

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adj.
1. Capable of causing infection: an infectious microorganism.
2. Capable of being transmitted by infection: an infectious disease.
3. Capable of transmitting a disease; contagious: Is the patient still infectious?
4. Spreading or tending to spread from one to another: an infectious laugh.

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