LEPROUS


Meaning of LEPROUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈle-prəs ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French leprus, from Late Latin leprosus, from lepra leprosy — more at leper

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : infected with leprosy

b. : of, relating to, or resembling leprosy or a leper

2. : scaly , scurfy

• lep·rous·ly adverb

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