communicable
com·mu·ni·ca·ble
adj \kə-ˈmyü-ni-kə-bəl\Definition of COMMUNICABLE
1
: capable of being communicated : transmittable <communicable diseases>
2
: communicative <prove myself a gentleman, by being … virtuous and communicable — Izaac Walton>
— com·mu·ni·ca·bil·i·ty \-ˌmyü-ni-kə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— com·mu·ni·ca·ble·ness \-ˈmyü-ni-kə-bəl-nəs\ noun
— com·mu·ni·ca·bly \-blē\ adverb
See Examples of COMMUNICABLE
- <communicable diseases that are usually transmitted sexually>
First Known Use of COMMUNICABLE
1534
Related to COMMUNICABLE
Antonyms: noncommunicable
Related Words: infectious, infective
Near Antonyms: noninfectious
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