PARALYTIC

paralytic, paralyzed

(adjective) affected with paralysis

paralytic, paralytical

(adjective) relating to or of the nature of paralysis; “paralytic symptoms”

paralytic

(noun) a person suffering from paralysis

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

paralytic (plural paralytics)

Someone suffering from paralysis.

A drug that produces paralysis.

Adjective

paralytic (comparative more paralytic, superlative most paralytic)

Affected by paralysis; paralysed.

Pertaining to paralysis.

(UK, Australia, Irish, slang) Very drunk.

Synonyms

• (paralysed): frozen, immobilized

• (pertaining to paralysis.)

• (drunk): See drunk

Source: Wiktionary

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Par`a*lyt"ic, a. Etym: [L. paralyticus, Gr. paralytique.]

1. Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.

2. Affected with paralysis, or palsy. The cold, shaking, paralytic hand. Prior.

3. Inclined or tending to paralysis. Paralytic secretion (Physiol.), the fluid, generally thin and watery, secreted from a gland after section or paralysis of its nerves, as the pralytic saliva.

Par`a*lyt"ic, n.

Definition: A person affected with paralysis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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