variolous adjective.
[vǝ'rʌɪǝlǝs] Now
rare.
M17.[from VARIOLA + -OUS.]1. Of a person: affected with smallpox.
M17.2. Of the nature of or resembling (that of) variola or smallpox; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of variola.
L17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲