English Explanatory Dictionary

paralytic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone suffering from paralysis.
  2. A drug that produces paralysis.
adj
  1. Affected by paralysis; paralysed.
  2. Pertaining to paralysis.
  3. Very drunk.

Pronunciation

/ˌpæɹəˈlɪtɪk/ en-au-paralytic.ogg

Word forms

paralytic paralytics paralytick parlatic palatic pallatic more paralytic most paralytic

Etymology

Borrowed from French paralytique, from Latin paralyticus, from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós, “paralyzed”).

Synonyms

frozen immobilized drunk

Derived words

antiparalytic hemiparalytic neuroparalytic nonparalytic paralytic abasia paralytical paralytically paralytic dementia parro postparalytic preparalytic vasoparalytic
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