Palsy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɔːlzi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Palsy is a noun meaning To paralyse, either completely or partially.
Meaning
To paralyse, either completely or partially.
More Meanings
- (colloquial) Chummy, friendly.
- (pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
- (slang) Mate, chum.
Example Sentences
Listen, palsy, you're not the boss.
The palsie plagues my pulses when I prigg yoͬ: piggs or pullen your culuers take, or matchles make your Chanticleare or sullen
Its streets were blocked up with snow - the few passengers seemed palsied with snow, and frozen by the ungenial visitation of winter.
"Ah! now we come to business! Barber, who's dead?" "Alderman Croten, sir." "Tut-tut. Croten gone?" "Yes, sir; palsy took him at a ripe age. And Abel's gone, the Town Crier;"
Word Forms
- palsies
- palsie
- palsying
- palsied
Synonyms for palsy
Depending on context, synonyms include paralysis.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paralysis, chill, stun, impasse, impotence, stagnation.
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