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Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling leprosy.

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  1. a. Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling leprosy.
  2. a. Leprose.
  3. adj. relating to or resembling or having leprosy
  4. 1. Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling leprosy. "His hand was leprous as snow." Ex. iv. 6. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Leprose. -- Lep"rous*ly, adv. -- Lep"rous*ness, n.
  5. Leprose.-- Lep"rous*ly, adv.-- Lep"rous*ness, n.
  6. j:100 a. relating to or resembling or having leprosy