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contagious
adjective /kənˈteɪ.dʒəs/Definition
› describes a disease that can be caught by touching someone who has the disease or a piece of infected clothing: The infection is highly contagious, so don't let anyone else use your towel.Passing on illness and causing disease › describes someone who has a contagious disease: Keep him off school till he stops being contagious.Passing on illness and causing disease › A contagious feeling spreads quickly among people: Fear is contagious.AttractiveSexual attractionSmart and elegant
(Definition of contagious adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a sight for sore eyes idiom
- adorable adjective
- aesthetic adjective
- alluring adjective
- angelic adjective
- delectable adjective
- distinguished adjective
- dreamy adjective
- elegant adjective
- enchanting adjective
- mesmerizing adjective
- nice-looking adjective
- noble adjective (CAUSING ADMIRATION)
- not be just a pretty face idiom
- ornamental adjective
- tempting adjective
- turn sb out phrasal verb (DRESS)
- voluptuous adjective
- well built adjective
- winning adjective
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