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paralytic.

Someone suffering from paralysis.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpæɹəˈlɪtɪk/
  1. Someone suffering from paralysis.

  2. A drug that produces paralysis.

Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˌpæɹəˈlɪtɪk/
  1. Affected by paralysis; paralysed.

  2. Pertaining to paralysis.

  3. Very drunk.

    Australia · Ireland · UK · slang
Where this word comes from

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

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