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Of or pertaining to prose; like prose.

A syllogism preliminary or logically essential to another syllogism; the conclusion of such a syllogism, which becomes a premise of the following syllogism.

A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease, anæsthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In…

us, and was formerly used for cleansing the skin from freckles and tetters, and also in leprosy. Dana.

To infect with leprosy. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

ition which was the conclusion of a preceding syllogism, called, in relation to this, the prosyllogism.

t once. And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matt. viii. 3.

A person affected with leprosy.

Affected or tainted with leprosy.

To affect with leprosy.

Leprosy.

Leprosy.[Obs.] Wyclif.

Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling leprosy. "His hand was leprous as snow." Ex. iv. 6.

Leprosy. [Obs.] Holland.

Leprosy. [Obs.] R. of Brunne.

Leprosy; also, a leper. [Obs.]

Leprosy. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy; as, a prosaic person. Ed. Rev. -- Pro*sa"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Pro*sa"ic*al*ness, n.

To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.

In a prosy manner.