com|mu´ni|ca|bly

com|mu´ni|ca|bly
com|mu|ni|ca|ble «kuh MYOO nuh kuh buhl», adjective.
1. that can be transferred or passed along to others: »

Scarlet fever is a communicable disease. Ideas are communicable by words.

2. Archaic. talkative; communicative.
com|mu´ni|ca|ble|ness, noun.
com|mu´ni|ca|bly, adverb.

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