palsied

[ pawl-zeed ]

/ ˈpɔl zid /

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adjective

paralyzed; unable to move or control certain muscles.

Words nearby palsied

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

Origin of palsied

First recorded in 1960–65; palsy¹ + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM palsied

un·pal·sied, adjective

Definition for palsied (2 of 2)

palsy¹

[ pawl-zee ]

/ ˈpɔl zi /

noun, plural pal·sies.

any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.

paralysis(def 1b).

verb (used with object), pal·sied, pal·sy·ing.

to paralyze.

Origin of palsy

1250–1300; Middle English, variant of parlesie < Middle French paralisie < Latin paralysis paralysis

OTHER WORDS FROM palsy

pal·sy·like, adjective

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Examples from the Web for palsied

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
"By strangulation," said the old gipsy, raising her palsied hand to her throat.
Rookwood|William Harrison Ainsworth
Complex the knots were, but his warped and palsied fingers deftly undid them as though long familiar with each turn and twist.
Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England
Such pastimes nerve one of the arms of the nation when in battle; but for them 'twould be palsied.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)|John Wilson

I had rather that hand withered and tongue was palsied ere I had struck or miscalled you.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle
His palsied hands were dipping down, dipping down, bathing themselves in the deep silk hat.
The Missourian|Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

British Dictionary definitions for palsied

palsy

/ (ˈpɔːlzɪ) pathol /

noun plural -sies

paralysis, esp of a specified typecerebral palsy

verb -sies, -sying or -sied (tr)

to paralyse

Derived forms of palsy

palsied, adjective

Word Origin for palsy

C13 palesi, from Old French paralisie, from Latin paralysis

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