palsied

adjective

pal·​sied ˈpȯl-zēd 

: affected with or as if with palsy

Examples of palsied in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His visitors encountered a palsied, toothless, half-blind figure, unable to rise from his favorite armchair to greet them. — Richard Norton Smith, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2019

In some countries, key public service industries are nationalized; in others, they are strictly regulated in a way that goes well beyond our palsied agencies. — John B. Judis, New Republic, 24 Aug. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

palsied

adjective

pal·​sied ˈpȯl-zēd 

: affected with or as if with palsy

Medical Definition

palsied

adjective

pal·​sied ˈpȯl-zēd 

: affected with palsy