contagious
adjective
capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object.
contagiously
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a word derived from
contagious.
Example Sentences
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Now there is research which reveals chimps even pee contagiously.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2025
I still yawn contagiously during social interactions, but seeing the stimuli that I use in the lab no longer produces the effect.
From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2022
Ms. Jinich, usually so contagiously upbeat it can be exhausting, could barely contain her sadness in front of the camera.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2018
Cases in which a number of patients report physical symptoms with no detectable cause, they say, can have a variety of non-external origins, including psychological factors such as stress, and can spread contagiously.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2018
One becomes contagiously deceptive in the vicinity of Dawson.
From The Lost Naval Papers by Bennet Copplestone
