First Known Use: 14th century
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1paralytic
adjective par·a·lyt·ic \ˌpa-rə-ˈli-tik\
medical : affected with or causing paralysis
: very drunk
Full Definition of PARALYTIC
1
: affected with, characterized by, or causing paralysis
2
: of, relating to, or resembling paralysis
— par·a·lyt·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of PARALYTIC
Middle English paralytyk, from Anglo-French paralitik, from Latin paralyticus, from Greek paralytikos, from paralyein
Related to PARALYTIC
- Synonyms
- paralyzed
Rhymes with PARALYTIC
ammonitic, anaclitic, analytic, anchoritic, anthracitic, catalytic, cenobitic, coprolitic, diacritic, dialytic, doleritic, dolomitic, dynamitic, eremitic, granulitic, higher critic, hypercritic, laryngitic, parasitic, sodomitic, stalactitic, stalagmitic, sybaritic, syphilitic, thallophytic, thrombolytic, troglodytic, Ugaritic
2paralytic
noun
medical : a person who is paralyzed
Full Definition of PARALYTIC
: one affected with paralysis
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First Known Use of PARALYTIC
14th century
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