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contagious

The correct spelling is contagious.

How to pronounce contagious

adjective

IPA: /kənˈteɪdʒəs/

Say it like: Con-taj-iow-s

The correct spelling is contagious. (of a disease) Easily transmitted to others. For example: "The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!"

Usage Examples

The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!

Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time.

They were highly contagious, spreading bacteria to other people.

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
  2. 2.Easily passed on to others.
  3. 3.(of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.

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