palsied

[ pawl-zeed ]

adjective

1. paralyzed; unable to move or control certain muscles.

Other Words From

• un·palsied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of palsied¹

First recorded in 1960–65; palsy ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

He sketched it quickly, his hand trembling, giving the drawing an awkward, palsied look.

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She raised her languid eyes to her child, but her palsied tongue could speak no word of tenderness.

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I never knew but one man you could trust with a woman, and he was so palsied that a child could push him over.

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And out of the window a white face leaned, And a palsied hand the pale face screened.

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Happily, the little child was to evade that harsher penalty—the unwarranted bitterness and affront of a lingering, palsied age.

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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.

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