Lep"rous*ness

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Leprous \Lep"rous\ (-r[=u]s), a. [OF. leprous, lepros, F.
   l['e]preux, fr. L. leprosus, fr. lepra, leprae, leprosy. See
   {Leper}.]
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   1. Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling
      leprosy. "His hand was leprous as snow." --Ex. iv. 6.
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   2. (Nat. Hist.) Leprose.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Lep"rous*ly}, adv. -- {Lep"rous*ness},
      n.
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