Infectious and Sickly

Infectious

Infectious adjective - Exciting a similar feeling or reaction in others.

Sickly and infectious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sickly" instead an adjective "Infectious".

Nearby Words: infection, infective, infectiously

Sickly

Sickly adjective - Chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health.

Infectious and sickly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Infectious" instead an adjective "Sickly".

Nearby Words: sick, sickening, sickle, sicked
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