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paralytic
/ˌpɛɹəˈlɪtɪk/
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What does paralytic mean?
noun
- Someone suffering from paralysis.
- A drug that produces paralysis.
adjective
- Affected by paralysis; paralysed.
More meanings (2)
adjective
- Pertaining to paralysis.
- (slang) Very drunk.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌpɛɹəˈlɪtɪk/
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My lady Bath has had a paralytic stroke, which drew her mouth aside and took away her speech.
But her intention is to kill outright, as we shall see presently; she wants a corpse, not a paralytic patient.
More book examples (3)
Mr. Nelson had long been an invalid, suffering under paralytic and asthmatic affections, which, for several hours after he rose in the morning, scarcely permitted him to speak.
In the third, or paralytic stage, the dog may present an emaciated, dirty, ragged appearance.
As illustrative of the amount of paralytic distention that is possible, Bamberger mentions a case in which 70 pounds of fluid filled the stomach.