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BNC: 40606 COCA: 38548

— leprous

adjective
BNC: 40606 COCA: 38548

leprous

adjective

lep·​rous ˈle-prəs How to pronounce leprous (audio)
1
a
: infected with leprosy
b
: of, relating to, or resembling leprosy or a leper
2
leprously adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The largest iteration of Audrey II squats upon the stage like a mammoth, leprous frog — a spectacle that is practically worth the price of admission all by itself. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2019 And not be seen as leprous, or as condemned, or as diseased. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 13 June 2019

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of leprous was in the 13th century
BNC: 40606 COCA: 38548

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