About The Word Leprous
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Leprous
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What's The Definition Of Leprous?
[adj] relating to or resembling or having leprosy
Synonyms | Synonyms for Leprous: Related Terms | Find terms related to Leprous: allergic | anemic | apoplectic | arthritic | bilious | cancerous | chlorotic | colicky | consumptive | dropsical | dyspeptic | edematous | encephalitic | epileptic | laryngitic | luetic | malarial | malignant | measly | nephritic | neuralgic | neuritic | palsied | paralytic | phthisic | pleuritic | pneumonic | pocky | podagric | rachitic | rheumatic | rickety | scorbutic | scrofulous | tabetic | tabid | tubercular | tuberculous | tumorigenic | tumorous See Also | Leprous In Webster's Dictionary \Lep"rous\ (-r[=u]s), a. [OF. leprous, lepros, F.
l['e]preux, fr. L. leprosus, fr. lepra, leprae, leprosy. See
{Leper}.]
1. Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling
leprosy. ``His hand was leprous as snow.'' --Ex. iv. 6.
2. (Nat. Hist.) Leprose. -- {Lep"rous*ly}, adv. --
{Lep"rous*ness}, n.
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