ˈleprəs adjective
Etymology: Middle English leprous, leprus, lepros, from Late Latin leprosus, from lepra leprosy + Latin -osus -ous — more at leper
1.
a. : infected with leprosy
b. : of, relating to, or associated with leprosy or a leper
leprous neuritis
2.
a. : resembling or suggestive of leprosy or a leper
plates and superstructure were leprous with rust — N.R.Raine
a morally leprous character with a lust for power — Sidney Hook
b. : leprose
• lep·rous·ly adverb
• lep·rous·ness noun -es