Etymograph

English

leprously

From leprous + -ly.

Formed from leprous + -ly

Ancient Greek λεπίς ‘scale’

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Late Latin leprosus ‘having leprosy’

Middle French lepros

Anglo-Norman leprous

Middle English leprous ‘having leprosy or a skin disease with…’

English leprous

Today it means

adv In a leprous way.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / leprously