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- [pawl-zee]
- /ˈpɔl zi/
- /ˈpɔːlzɪ/
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- [pawl-zee]
- /ˈpɔl zi/
Definitions of palsy word
- noun plural palsy any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body. 1
- noun plural palsy paralysis (def 1b). 1
- verb with object palsy to paralyze. 1
- abbreviation PALSY palsy-walsy. 1
- noun palsy muscular paralysis 1
- uncountable noun palsy Palsy is a loss of feeling in part of your body. 0
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Origin of palsy
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English, variant of parlesie < Middle French paralisie < Latin paralysis paralysis
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Parts of speech for Palsy
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palsy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
palsy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for palsy
verb palsy
- anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- cripple — A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.
- lamed — Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- anaesthetise — anesthetize.
noun palsy
- athetosis — a condition characterized by uncontrolled rhythmic writhing movement, esp of fingers, hands, head, and tongue, caused by cerebral lesion
- bell's palsy — a usually temporary paralysis of the muscles of the face, normally on one side
- cerebral palsy — Cerebral palsy is a condition caused by damage to a baby's brain before or during its birth, which makes its limbs and muscles permanently weak.
adj palsy
- buddy-buddy — very friendly; intimate.
- clubby — If you describe an institution or a group of people as clubby, you mean that all the people in it are friendly with each other and do not welcome other people in.
- companionable — If you describe a person as companionable, you mean they are friendly and pleasant to be with.
- conversable — easy or pleasant to talk to
- free-and-easy — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
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