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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › paralyticParalytic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Paralytic is an adjective that means affected with, characterized by, or causing paralysis, or a noun that means one affected with paralysis. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of paralytic from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARALYTIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Paralytic is an adjective that means extremely drunk or related to paralysis. Learn how to use it in sentences and see synonyms and translations in different languages.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › paralyticParalytic - definition of paralytic by The Free Dictionary

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   Paralytic is an adjective that means relating to or affected by paralysis, a loss of the ability to move. It can also be a noun for a person with paralysis. See synonyms, translations and usage examples from various sources.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › paralyticparalytic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Paralytic means very drunk or affected by paralysis. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › paralyticParalytic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. 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.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › paralyticParalytic Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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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.