PARALYTIC


Meaning of PARALYTIC in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 affected by paralysis. 2 sl. very drunk.

n. a person affected by paralysis. paralytically adv.

[ ME f. OF paralytique f. L paralyticus f. Gk paralutikos (as PARALYSIS) ]

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