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/pawl"zeed/, adj.paralyzed; unable to move or control certain muscles.[1960-65; PALSY1 + -ED3]
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Palsied — Pal sied, a. Affected with palsy; paralyzed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palsied — index powerless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
palsied — [adj] crippled arthritic, atonic, debilitated, disabled, diseased, helpless, neurasthenic, paralytic, paralyzed, rheumatic, sclerotic, shaking, shaky, sick, spastic, trembling, tremorous, weak; concepts 314,485 Ant. healthy, steady, walking … New thesaurus
Palsied — Palsy Pal sy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palsied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palsying}.] To affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action or energy; to paralyze. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palsied — adjective a) Afflicted with palsy. [“]You had another of your vacillating consultations with your councillors. Fine advisers.” With infinite scorn, “A herd of palsied purblind idiots hugging their sterile profits close to their sunken chests in… … Wiktionary
palsied — adjective affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor palsied hands • Similar to: ↑ill, ↑sick … Useful english dictionary
palsied — adjective Date: 1550 affected with or as if with palsy … New Collegiate Dictionary
palsied — pal·sied pȯl zēd adj affected with palsy … Medical dictionary
palsied — Synonyms and related words: allergic, anemic, anile, apoplectic, arthritic, aspen, bilious, cancerous, chattering, chlorotic, colicky, consumptive, crabbed, debilitated, decrepit, doddered, doddering, doddery, dropsical, dyspeptic, edematous,… … Moby Thesaurus
palsied — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. disabled, paralyzed, paralytic, neurasthenic, weak, debilitated, atonic, helpless, tremorous, trembling, tremulous, shaking, diseased; see also sick … English dictionary for students
