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lazarlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lazar-like
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of leprous: afflicted with Hansen's disease or visibly covered in similar sores and lesions.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "[…] And a moſt inſtant Tetter bak'd about, / Moſt Lazar-like, with vile and loathſome cruſt. / All my ſmooth Body."

Etymology

From lazar + -like, q.v.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more lazarlike (comparative) most lazarlike (superlative)

Synonyms

leprous

Questions

What does lazarlike mean?
Synonym of leprous: afflicted with Hansen's disease or visibly covered in similar sores and lesions.
Where does lazarlike come from?
From lazar + -like, q.v.

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