Meaning
Able to cause infection; infectious
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree English infect Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English infective From infect + -ive.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram: