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   paralytic

   /ˌparəˈlɪtɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to paralysis: "the incidence of paralytic disease" Similar paralyseddisabledincapacitateddeadnumbbenumbedpowerlessimmobilizedhelplessuseless
   • 2. extremely drunk: informal British "a leaving party which left everyone paralytic" Similar drunkintoxicatedinebriateddrunkenbefuddledincapabletipsythe worse for drinkunder the influencemaudlinblind drunkdead drunkrolling drunkroaring drunk(as) drunk as a lord(as) drunk as a skunkinformal:tightmerrythe worse for wearwoozypie-eyedtwo/three sheets to the windunder the tableplasteredsmashedwreckedsloshedsousedwell oiledsozzledblottoblitzedcannedstewedpickledtanked (up)soakedbombedhammeredblastedoff one's faceout of/off one's headout of one's skullwastedwiredin one's cupsreelingcock-eyedzonkedgutteredfuddledstinkorattedleglesssteamingbevviedBrahms and Liszthalf cutout of ithaving had a skinfulbladderedtrolleyedwell awaysquiffytiddlyout of one's boxhaving had one over the eightcutsteamedmulleredslaughteredlashedvulgar slang:pissedas pissed as a newt/fartrat-arsedarseholedinformal:fouloadedtrashedcrockjuicedsaucedsquiffedswackedstrung outliquored upout of one's gourdin the bagzonedblitzedrippedturntfullshickeredshotgrogged upas full as a googinkedmuntedlekkereuphemistic:tired and emotionalinformal, dated:stonedlit upas tight as a tickhalf seas overpixilatedarchaic:sottedbesottedfoxedscrewedrare:crapulentcrapulousinebriatebibulousebriousebrioseebriateOpposite sober

   noun

   • 1. a person affected by paralysis: "I do not wish to live as a helpless paralytic"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French paralytique, via Latin from Greek paralutikos ‘relating to paralysis’ (see paralysis).

   Derivatives

   • 1. paralytically adverb

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   The meaning of PARALYTIC is affected with, characterized by, or causing paralysis. How to use paralytic in a sentence.

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   relating to or of the nature of paralysis. “ paralytic symptoms”. synonyms: paralytical. adjective. affected with paralysis. synonyms: paralyzed. ill, sick. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function. noun.

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   PARALYTIC definition: 1. extremely drunk 2. related to or connected with paralysis: 3. extremely drunk. Learn more.

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   Paralytic definition: a person affected with paralysis. . See examples of PARALYTIC used in a sentence.

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   Define paralytic. paralytic synonyms, paralytic pronunciation, paralytic translation, English dictionary definition of paralytic. adj. 1. Of or relating to paralysis. 2. Characteristic of or resembling paralysis. 3. Affected with paralysis; paralyzed. n. A person affected with...

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   Noun. Filter. adjective. Of, or having the nature of, paralysis. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Having, subject to, or causing paralysis. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Affected with paralysis; paralyzed. American Heritage Medicine. Similar definitions. (UK, Australia, Ireland) Very drunk. Wiktionary. Synonyms: paralytical.

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   Definition of paralytic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPARALYTIC definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   noun. 1. a drug that casues paralysis. adjective. 2. causing paralysis. 3. affected with or subject to paralysis. 4.

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    A complete guide to the word "PARALYTIC": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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    always used before a noun, medical : affected with or causing paralysis. paralytic patients [=patients who are unable to move or feel all or part of their bodies] a paralytic drug/stroke/disease [=a drug/stroke/disease that causes paralysis] 2. British, informal : very drunk.