'Leprous' definitions:
Definition of 'leprous'
From: WordNet
adjective
Relating to or resembling or having leprosy
Definition of 'Leprous'
From: GCIDE
- Leprous \Lep"rous\ (-r[=u]s), a. [OF. leprous, lepros, F. l['e]preux, fr. L. leprosus, fr. lepra, leprae, leprosy. See Leper.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling leprosy. "His hand was leprous as snow." --Ex. iv. 6. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Nat. Hist.) Leprose. [1913 Webster] -- {Lep"rous*ly}, adv. -- {Lep"rous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'leprous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allergic,
- anemic,
- apoplectic,
- arthritic,
- bilious,
- cancerous,
- chlorotic,
- colicky,
- consumptive,
- dropsical,
- dyspeptic,
- edematous,
- encephalitic,
- epileptic,
- laryngitic,
- luetic,
- malarial,
- malignant,
- measly,
- nephritic,
- neuralgic,
- neuritic,
- palsied,
- paralytic,
- phthisic,
- pleuritic,
- pneumonic,
- pocky,
- podagric,
- rachitic,
- rheumatic,
- rickety,
- scorbutic,
- scrofulous,
- tabetic,
- tabid,
- tubercular,
- tuberculous,
- tumorigenic,
- tumorous