lazarlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From lazar + -like, q.v.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Synonym of leprous: afflicted with Hansen's disease or visibly covered in similar sores and lesions.
[…] And a moſt inſtant Tetter bak'd about, / Moſt Lazar-like, with vile and loathſome cruſt. / All my ſmooth Body.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v], page 258:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most lazarlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more lazarlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |