LEPROUS

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Lep″rous (–rūs), a. [[OF. leprous, lepros, F. lépreux, fr. L. leprosus, fr. lepra, leprae, leprosy. See Leper.]] 1. 1. Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling leprosy. “His hand was leprous as snow.” Ex. iv. 6.
2. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Leprose.
— Lep″rous‐ly, adv. — Lep″rous‐ness, n.