PALSY

palsy

(noun) a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor

paralysis, palsy

(noun) loss of the ability to move a body part

palsy

(verb) affect with palsy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

palsy (countable and uncountable, plural palsies)

(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.

Synonym: paralysis

Verb

palsy (third-person singular simple present palsies, present participle palsying, simple past and past participle palsied)

To paralyse, either completely or partially.

Etymology 2

Adjective

palsy (comparative more palsy, superlative most palsy)

(colloquial) Chummy, friendly.

Anagrams

• plays, splay, spyal

Source: Wiktionary

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Pal"sy, n.; pl. Palsies. Etym: [OE. palesie, parlesy, OF. paralesie, F. paralysie, L. paralysis. See Paralysis.] (Med.)

Definition: Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis. "One sick of the palsy." Mark ii. 3. Bell's palsy, paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face; -- so called from Sir Charles Bell, an English surgeon who described it.

– Scrivener's palsy. See Writer's cramp, under Writer.

– Shaking palsy, paralysis agitans, a disease usually occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait.

Pal"sy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Palsied; p. pr. & vb. n. Palsying.]

Definition: To affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action or energy; to paralyze.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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