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palsy

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) palsy (noun)
  2. 2) palsy (verb)
  3. 3) palsy (adjective)
  4. palsy-walsy (adjective)
  5. Bell's palsy (noun)
  6. cerebral palsy (noun)
  7. pen palsy (noun)
  8. scrivener's palsy (noun)
  9. shaking palsy (noun)
  10. wasting palsy (noun)
  11. creeping paralysis (noun)
  12. crossed paralysis (noun)

1pal·sy

noun \ˈpȯl-zē\
plural palsies

Definition of PALSY

1
: paralysis
2
: a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor of the body or a part
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Examples of PALSY

  1. <palsy can sometimes be caused by a brain injury>

Origin of PALSY

Middle English palesie, alteration of parlesey, from Anglo-French paralisie, from Latin paralysis
First Known Use: 14th century

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Rhymes with PALSY

ballsy

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