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paralytic

/ˌpæɹəˈlɪtɪk/ noun

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Latin root: paralyticus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about paralytic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Someone suffering from paralysis.
  2. A drug that produces paralysis.

adjective

  1. Affected by paralysis; paralysed.
  2. Pertaining to paralysis.
  3. Very drunk.

Origin

Borrowed from French paralytique, from Latin paralyticus, from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós, “paralyzed”).

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