palsied

[ pawl-zeed ]

/ ˈpɔl zid /

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adjective

paralyzed; unable to move or control certain muscles.

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Origin of palsied

First recorded in 1960–65; palsy¹ + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM palsied

un·pal·sied, adjective

Words nearby palsied

palpitation, palpus, palsa, palsgrave, palsgravine, palsied, palstave, palsy, palsy-walsy, palter, Paltrow

How to use palsied in a sentence

He sketched it quickly, his hand trembling, giving the drawing an awkward, palsied look.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She raised her languid eyes to her child, but her palsied tongue could speak no word of tenderness.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
I never knew but one man you could trust with a woman, and he was so palsied that a child could push him over.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris
And out of the window a white face leaned, And a palsied hand the pale face screened.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various

Happily, the little child was to evade that harsher penalty—the unwarranted bitterness and affront of a lingering, palsied age.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Raising his hand to tear off the paper, he was amazed to feel a thrill pass through it, and his arm fell palsied at his side.
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete|Charles M. Skinner