Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Synonym of leprous: having leprosy or a similar skin disorder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: leprous
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Synonym of wretched.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete
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Synonyms: wretched
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Synonym of repulsive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete
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Synonyms: repulsive
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Synonym of sinful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete
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Synonyms: sinful
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Synonym of diseased, particularly visibly displaying a diseased exterior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: diseased, particularly visibly displaying a diseased exterior
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of leper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: leper
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A repulsive person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Synonym of leprosy: Hansen's disease and similar skin disorders.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: leprosy
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles.
