communicable
adjective/kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl/
Frequency rank: #15,668 most common English word
Meaning
able to be transmitted from one person to another; contagious.
Example sentence
Doctors warned that the illness was highly communicable and could spread quickly in crowded places.
Synonyms & related words
- contagious
- infectious
- transmissible
- spreadable
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