transmittable

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The first minister said it was hoped that Omicron may cause less severe illness on average than the Delta variant, despite being much more transmittable.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2021

It was a clear sign the virus was potentially transmittable between people.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2021

“We have to recognize the reality we have essentially what is a new virus at our throats … that is twice as transmittable and is causing an explosion of this dreaded disease,” Inslee said Monday.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2021

Officials warn that the more COVID-19 spreads, the more opportunities it has to mutate and potentially create another easily transmittable and dangerous variant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2021

And another way to the soul only—rare, untransferable to words, and therefore not transmittable to others or to the reason.

From The Golden Fountain or, The Soul's Love for God. Being some Thoughts and Confessions of One of His Lovers by Staveley, Lilian