leprous
adjective
lep·rous ˈle-prəs 
1
a
: infected with leprosy
b
: of, relating to, or resembling leprosy or a leper
2
: scaly, scurfy
leprously adverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The largest iteration of Audrey II squats upon the stage like a mammoth, leprous frog — a spectacle that is practically worth the price of admission all by itself. 
Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2019 And not be seen as leprous, or as condemned, or as diseased. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 13 June 2019
Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2019 And not be seen as leprous, or as condemned, or as diseased. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 13 June 2019 Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French leprus, from Late Latin leprosus, from lepra leprosy — more at leper
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Medical Definition
leprous
adjective
lep·rous ˈlep-rəs
1
: infected with leprosy
2
: of, relating to, or associated with leprosy or a leper
leprous neuritis