Leprous (Adjective)
Meaning
Relating to or resembling or having leprosy.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The ancient city's records mentioned a colony for leprous individuals on the outskirts of town.
- The leprous appearance of the skin lesions was a telltale sign of the underlying condition.
- After visiting the hospital, the nurse was worried that she had contracted a leprous infection from one of her patients.
- In medieval times, people afflicted with leprous conditions were often shunned by society.
- The missionary spent her life caring for the leprous population in the remote village.