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leprose

/ˈlɛp.rəʊs/

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adjective

/ˈlɛp.rəʊs/formalscientificobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее прилагательное, означающее покрытый чешуйками или перхотью, напоминающий кожу прокажённого.

An obsolete adjective meaning covered with scales or scurf, resembling the skin of a leper.

  1. Rough and scalyC2formal

    Having a rough, scaly, or scurfy surface texture, resembling the appearance of leprosy.

    ruШероховатый и чешуйчатый

    • The lichen had a leprose crust on the rock.
    • The old wall was covered in a leprose growth of moss.
    • The botanist described the plant's stem as leprose.

    Synonymslepidoteroughscabrousscalyscurfy

    Antonymsevenglabrouspolishedsilkysmooth

Forms
  • more leprose comparative form
  • most leprose superlative form
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