transmittable

Example Sentences

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Mr. Xi doesn’t seem to care that his campaign has been extremely disruptive even as the coronavirus has become much milder, if more transmittable.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

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

"But 'desertion' is a pattern of action, not a transmittable determinant."

From The Ties That Bind by Miller, Walter M.