Leprous
['leprəs] or ['lɛprəs]
Definition
(a.) Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling leprosy.
(a.) Leprose.
Typist: Natalie
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Infected with leprosy.[2]. (Bot.) Scaly, lepidote, lepidoted.
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Examples
- The leprous son of a Prince cured in like manner. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A leprous girl cured by the water in which the infant Christ was washed, and becomes the servant of Joseph and Mary. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Like Jordan, they can cleanse a leprous memory. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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