infectiously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The actor stars in an oddly but infectiously upbeat production on Broadway, full of inventive audience participation, about a man shadowed by his mother’s depression.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
"It just comes from, like, the most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in in my life... and so that effervescence has come through on this record," she said.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
Over an infectiously luscious funk production, Saafir’s verse was unlike anything in hip-hop at the time.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024
One song, “Rainbow,” is infectiously poppy, as if Cage did a Dead or Alive track.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024
“Aw, sir, I’m kinda tired—” Burt grinned infectiously.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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