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View synonyms for palsied

palsied

[ pawl-zeed ]

adjective

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


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Other Words From

  • un·palsied adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of palsied1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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