Infectious, 1) having the plague: “like one i.” Wint. III, 2, 99. “the i. house,” Oth. IV, 1, 21 (Qq infected).
2) communicating a disease, contagious: “a huge i. troop of pale distemperatures,” Err. V, 81. “the i. pestilence,” Rom. V, 2, 10. Tim. IV, 1, 22. Ant. II, 5, 61. Cymb. I, 5, 26.