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
paralytic (plural paralytics)
Someone suffering from paralysis.
A drug that produces paralysis.
paralytic (comparative more paralytic, superlative most paralytic)
Affected by paralysis; paralysed.
Pertaining to paralysis.
(UK, Australia, Irish, slang) Very drunk.
• (paralysed): frozen, immobilized
• (pertaining to paralysis.)
• (drunk): See drunk
Source: Wiktionary
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
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
