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Word: Palsy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French paralisie, from an alteration of Latin paralysis (see paralysis)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɔːlzi
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɒlzi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
paralysis, especially that which is accompanied by involuntary tremors
Short Definition:paralysis
Examples:- a kind of palsy had seized him
Word: Palsy
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɔːlzi
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɒlzi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
affect with paralysis and involuntary tremors
Short Definition:affect with paralysis and involuntary tremors
Examples:- she feels as if the muscles on her face are palsied
- he buried an anguished face in palsied hands
- the old boy network laid its palsied hand upon the business of wealth creation
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