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palsied

[ pawl-zeed ]

/ ˈpɔl zid /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR palsied

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

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Example sentences 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

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