communicable

Academic Word List, sublist 4.

About 0.97 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
2. adjective Readily communicated.
3. adjective Talkative or expansive.

Similar words

transmissible contagious catching infectious transmittable communicative communicatory contractable infection epidemic

Often followed by

diseases disease to and by from form in or

Word family

communicabilities communicability communicableness communicablenesses communicably communicate communicated communicates communicating communication