paralytic
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paralytic
- /ˌpæɹəˈlɪtɪk/
Rhymes with -ɪtɪk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French paralytique, from Latin paralyticus, from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós, “paralyzed”).
noun paralytics · paralytick · parlatic · palatic · pallatic
- Someone suffering from paralysis. Quoth I to myself, "Haply this Shaykh is of those who were wrecked in the ship and hath made his way to this island." So I drew near to him and saluted him, and he returned my salam by signs, but spoke not; and I said to him, "O nuncle mine, what causeth thee to sit here?" He shook his head and moan
- A drug that produces paralysis. For example, use of paralytics in morbidly obese patients or those with spinal instability can precipitate complete upper airway obstruction.
adjective more paralytic · most paralytic · paralytick · parlatic · palatic · pallatic
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Affected by paralysis; paralysed.
the cold, shaking, paralytic hand
Similar: frozen, immobilized
- Pertaining to paralysis.
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Very drunk.
Are the para-olympics the events in which the olympians, having finished their events in the normal olympics, go out and get pissed and then compete again?
ie: the para-olympics become the paralytic olympics.
Similar: drunk
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noun person suffering from paralysis
| Español | paralítico, paralítica |
|---|---|
| Português | paralítico, paralítica |
| Français | paralytique |
| Italiano | paralitico, paralitica |
| Română | paralitic, paralitică |
| Русский | парали́тик paralítik, паралити́чка paralitíčka |
adj affected by paralysis
| Español | paralítico |
|---|---|
| Português | paralítico |
| Deutsch | paralysiert, paralytisch, gelähmt |
| Italiano | paralitico |
| Română | paralitic |
| Русский | парализо́ванный paralizóvannyj, паралити́ческий paralitíčeskij |
adj pertaining to paralysis
| Italiano | paralitico |
|---|---|
| Română | paralitic |
| Русский | паралити́ческий paralitíčeskij |
Talk about this word "paralytic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paralytic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. paralytic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paralytic "paralytic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paralytic.Cite this
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