palsy
English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman paralisie, parleisie et al., from the accusative form of Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (paralusis, “palsy”), from παραλύειν (paraluein, “to disable on one side”), from παρά (para, “beside”) + λύειν (luein, “loosen”).
Pronunciation
Noun
palsy (plural palsies)
- (pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
Synonyms
Translations
complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part
Derived terms
Verb
palsy (third-person singular simple present palsies, present participle palsying, simple past and past participle palsied)
- To paralyse, either completely or partially.
- 1831, William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator, To The Public [1]
- In the month of August, I issued proposals for publishing "THE LIBERATOR" in Washington city; but the enterprise, though hailed in different sections of the country, was palsied by public indifference.
- 1831, William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator, To The Public [1]
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
palsy (comparative more palsy, superlative most palsy)
- (colloquial) Chummy, friendly.
External links
- palsy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- palsy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- palsy at OneLook Dictionary Search