Definizione monolingua

palsy

palsy (third-person singular simple present palsies, present participle palsying, simple past and past participle palsied)

1. to paralyse, either completely or partially
   • 1831, William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator, To The Public [1]

     In the month of August, I issued proposals for publishing ""THE LIBERATOR"" in Washington city; but the enterprise, though hailed in different sections of the country, was palsied by public indifference.

palsy (plural palsies)

1. (pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.

palsy (comparative more palsy, superlative most palsy)

1. (colloquial) Chummy, friendly.

Definizione dizionario palsy

paralisi

Altri significati:

to paralyse, either completely or partially

(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.

(colloquial) Chummy, friendly.