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What is the adjective for contagious?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb contact which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

contagious
  1. Of a disease, easily transmitted to others.
  2. Of a fashion, laughter, etc., easily passed on to others.
  3. Of a person, having a disease that can be transmitted to another person by touch.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “These crowded conditions encourage the spread of contagious illnesses among the child silk workers.”
      “There, doctors confirmed Derek had the MRSA superbug which is highly contagious and readmitted him.”
      “It is usually a very mild infection, transmitted as a moderately contagious airborne infection.”
contactless
  1. That does not use or require contact in order to operate.
  2. That has no contact(s).
  3. Examples:
    1. “Smart card technology has evolved to the point where many systems are contactless.”
      “Despite the possible security benefits, there is likely to be pushback for contactless payments from even more retailers, she said.”
      “With more than a decade of contactless payment experience, the company has delivered tens of millions of chips to the market.”
contactual
  1. Of or relating to contact.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “It was simply a matter of translating the contactual evidence into an equivalent idea-system.”
      “Although arrangements may differ, the corporate entity would typically maintain a notional deposit account with a CPA member, which would be backed by an overdraft facility and contactual payment guarantees.”
      “The MPA said the settlement covered his contactual obligations, and contributed towards his legal costs.”
contagioned
  1. Affected by contagion.
contactable
  1. Able to be contacted.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Steve is contactable on his mobile phone and his pager.”
      “All of the volunteers are contactable by pagers and a boat launches as soon as an adequate number of crew arrive at the harbour.”
      “It is thought he is holidaying in the South African countryside, and is not contactable.”
contacted
contacting
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