Lep"rous (-rūs), a. [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.) Leprose.
-- Lep"rous*ly, adv. --
Lep"rous*ness, n.