Anagrams of: LEPROSY

• chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

• large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years

• a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws

• a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

• the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange

• react verbally

• A native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.

• someone who plies a trade

• lacking wit or imagination

• of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong

• forming viscous or glutinous threads

• (British informal) very poor in quality

• literature in metrical form

• an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

• a maneuver in a game or conversation