palsied
Americanadjective
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In his first annual message to Congress, John Quincy Adams, among the most experienced and intellectually formidable presidents, warned leaders against giving the impression that “we are palsied by the will of our constituents.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2017
In front of a billion or so viewers, Witz was palsied with pleasure.
From Time ● Mar. 3, 2014
On the spot, they decide to liberate Claude from the company of the palsied, demented, and wheelchair bound.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2013
Five years on from the Wall Street crash, the world economy is still palsied.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2013
He tottered about, shivering, and stuffed every open chink as well as he could with his palsied paws, until no light came through anywhere.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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