adverb
- in a manner resembling or characteristic of leprosy; in a way that is diseased, corrupted, or morally repugnant
Usage: literary or archaic; often used metaphorically to describe moral or social corruption
Examples
- The scandal spread leprously through the institution, infecting every department.
- His influence had leprously corrupted the entire organization.
- The disease spread leprously across the region, leaving devastation in its wake.
- Prejudice had leprously taken root in the community's attitudes.