See Also: Paralytic(medicine)
paralytic(dictionary)
paralytic 1, adjective(dictionary)
paralytic strabismus(medicine)
paralytic scoliosis(medicine)
paralytic rabies(medicine)
paralytic myoglobinuria(medicine)
paralytic mydriasis(medicine)
paralytic ileus(medicine)
paralytic ectropion(medicine)

paralytic (iou)



paralytic adjective & noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French paralytique from Latin paralyticus from Greek paralutikos, from paraluein: see PARALYSIS, -IC.]
A. adjective.
Affected with, suffering from, or subject to paralysis. LME.
Dickens He glanced..at his shabby clothes and paralytic limb.
fig. Deprived or destitute of power to act; powerless, ineffective. M17.
b. Intoxicated; incapably drunk. slang. E20.
A. T. Ellis It's a miracle..how Hywel got home...I have seldom seen a person so paralytic.
Of the nature of or pertaining to paralysis; characterized by paralysis. E19.
paralytic stroke: see STROKE noun1 2b.
James Mill The General, who had sustained a second paralytic attack.
b. noun. A person affected with paralysis. LME.
paralytical adjective = PARALYTIC adjective L16-L18.
paralytically adverb in a paralytic manner; (as) by paralysis: E18.