contagiously
In catching fashion
In a manner that spreads readily to others.
A disease spreads contagiously through contact or proximity.
More often, the word describes emotions or behaviors that others catch: She laughed contagiously, and soon the whole room was giggling.
Enthusiasm, fear, and yawning all spread contagiously.
In a catching manner
- communicablyCapable of being transmitted
- virulentlyWith severe harmful intensity
- epidemicallyIn widespread outbreak manner
- airborneTraveling through air
In a catching manner
- exuberantlyWith overflowing enthusiasm
- ebullientlyWith bubbling enthusiasm
- vivaciouslyWith high-spirited energy
- effervescentlyWith bubbling liveliness
zealously · buoyantly · spiritedly · animatedly · energetically · passionately · fervently · eagerly
Laughing in short bursts
- chucklingLaughing softly, briefly
- snickeringStifled, scornful laughter
- cacklingHarsh, staccato laughter
- guffawingLaughing boisterously
howling · roaring · tittering · cracking up · hysterically · uncontrollably · helplessly · mirthfully
infectiously
In a catching manner
- communicablyCapable of being transmitted
- virulentlyWith severe harmful intensity
- epidemicallyIn widespread outbreak manner
infectiously
In a catching manner
- exuberantlyWith overflowing enthusiasm
- ebullientlyWith bubbling enthusiasm
- vivaciouslyWith high-spirited energy
effervescently · zealously · buoyantly · spiritedly · animatedly · energetically · passionately · fervently · eagerly · cheerfully
virally
Spreading rapidly online
- engaginglyIn captivating manner
- likablyIn a pleasing way
giggling
Laughing in short bursts
- chucklingLaughing softly, briefly
- snickeringStifled, scornful laughter
- cacklingHarsh, staccato laughter
guffawing · howling · roaring · tittering · cracking up · hysterically · uncontrollably · helplessly · mirthfully · gleefully
contagiouslyprivately
Out of public view
solitarily · hermetically · locally · separately · individually
contagiouslyinwardly
Within one's mind
privately · uninspiringly · reservedly · stoically · impassively
- contagious diseaseTransmissible pathological condition
- highly contagious
- contagious laughMirth that spreads involuntarily
- not contagious