Word Study
infective
CIDE DICTIONARY
infective, a. [L. infectivus pertaining to dyeing.].
Infectious. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
"True love . . . hath an infective power." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
infective, adj.
1 capable of infecting with disease.
2 infectious.
1 capable of infecting with disease.
2 infectious.
Derivative
infectiveness n.
Etymology
L infectivus (as INFECT)
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