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mesel

adj

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from misellus
  2. derived from mesel
  3. derived from mesel
  4. inherited from mesel

Definitions

  1. Synonym of leprous

    Synonym of leprous: having leprosy or a similar skin disorder.

    • Also in that flome Jordan Naaman of Syria bathed him, that was full rich, but he was mesell; and there anon he took his health.

  2. Synonym of wretched.

  3. Synonym of repulsive.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Synonym of sinful.

    2. Synonym of diseased, particularly visibly displaying a diseased exterior.

    3. Synonym of leper.

    4. A repulsive person.

    5. Synonym of leprosy

      Synonym of leprosy: Hansen's disease and similar skin disorders.

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