Leprose (Adjective)
Meaning
Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The tree trunk was rough and leprose, covered in moss and lichen.
- After the winter, her skin felt dry and leprose, in dire need of moisturizer.
- The bark of the ancient tree was leprose, its scaly surface weathered from years of exposure.
- His elbows felt leprose from the eczema flare-up, and he reached for his medicated lotion.
- The stone walls of the castle were leprose with age, the once-smooth surface now cracked and flaking.