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LEPROUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
leprously (comparative more leprously, superlative most leprously)
In a leprous way.
Source: Wiktionary
LEPROUS
Lep"rous, a. Etym: [OF. leprous, lepros, F. lépreux, fr. L. leprosus, fr. lepra, leprae, leprosy. See Leper.]
1. Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling leprosy. "His hand was leprous as snow." Ex. iv. 6.
2. (Nat. Hist.)
Definition: Leprose.
– Lep"rous*ly, adv.
– Lep"rous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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