Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Erysipelatous /(ĕr`ĭ*sĭ*pĕl"ȧ*tŭs)/ · Er·y·si·pel·a·tous · IPA 01 a. Resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature. 1. Resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature.