1. affected with or relating to leprosy
Usage: medical
2. morally or spiritually corrupt; tainted or diseased in character
Usage: figurative; archaic

Examples

• The leprous patient received treatment at the specialized clinic.
• Medieval texts sometimes used 'leprous' to describe morally corrupt individuals.
• Leprosy is now rare in developed countries, but leprous colonies existed historically.
• The figurative use of 'leprous' appears in older literature to mean spiritually unclean.
• Modern medicine has made leprous conditions treatable with antibiotics.