Definition of PARALYTIC

paralytic

Meanings

Plural: paralytics

Noun

  • a person suffering from paralysis
  • Someone suffering from paralysis.
  • A drug that produces paralysis.

Adjective

  • relating to or of the nature of paralysis
    • "paralytic symptoms"

Adjective Satellite

  • affected with paralysis

Adj

  • Affected by paralysis; paralysed.
  • Pertaining to paralysis.
  • Very drunk.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French paralytique, from Latin paralyticus, from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós, “paralyzed”).

Scrabble Score: 16

paralytic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
paralytic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
paralytic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

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