leprous

[ lep-ruhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

leprous

/ ˈlɛprəs /

Origin of leprous¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English word from Late Latin word leprōsus. See leper, -ous

Origin of leprous¹

C13: from Old French, from Late Latin leprosus, from lepra leper

She smiled faintly, and then a tear rolled down the leprous cheek.

It has been given in obstructions of the liver and cutaneous affections of the leprous kind.

But you and I, Gentlemen, let us thank God we are not officially barked about with such a leprous elephantiasis as that.

Unhealthy, leprous-white was the skin, and there was not one hair, eyelash or eyebrow on the whole head.

And he thought of the photograph on Petersen's leprous wall.

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