Definition of paralytic Paralytic

/pɛˌɹʌlɪˈtɪk/ - [perulitik] - par•a•lyt•ic

We found 12 definitions of paralytic from 4 different sources.

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What does paralytic mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: paralytics

paralytic - a person suffering from paralysis
  handicapped person a person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially
  paretic a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis)

Adjective

paralytic - relating to or of the nature of paralysis; "paralytic symptoms"
  paralytical
paralytic - affected with paralysis
  paralyzed
  ill, sick presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • paralytic (a.)
    Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.
  • paralytic (a.)
    Affected with paralysis, or palsy.
  • paralytic (a.)
    Inclined or tending to paralysis.
  • paralytic (n.)
    A person affected with paralysis.

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