Synonyms for palsy

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb

Spell : pawl-zee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔl zi

Top 10 synonyms for palsy

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Définition of palsy

Origin : "disease causing paralysis," c.1300, palesie, from Anglo-French parlesie, Old French paralisie, from Vulgar Latin *paralysia, from Latin paralysis (see paralysis).

As in matey : adj companionable
As in companionable : adj friendly
As in familiar : adj friendly, bold
As in cerebral palsy : noun brain disorder
As in paralyze : verb immobilize
As in transfix : verb hold one's attention
As in cripple : verb disable; make lame

Example sentences :

But, ma'am, if you had seen her at the time that her mother was struck with palsy!
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

A querulous, high-pitched voice, quavering with the palsy of extreme age.
Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman

The strong restraint I have put upon my hands has been enough to palsy them.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

And now that it came it did not come to stimulate, but to palsy.
Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

But it is open to graver criticism than the palsy of its members: it is a system of despair.
Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Now it was rheumatism, now the palsy, and then again the asthma.
Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger

He stood at the door as his guests departed, shaking as though with a palsy.
Extract from : « The Ivory Snuff Box » by Arnold Fredericks

He was apprehensive lest the excitement should give her a fit or a palsy.
Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley

Quin laid a quieting hand on her arm, which was shaking as if with the palsy.
Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice

And even near thee, palsy struck I was, The paralytic on the river bank!
Extract from : « Life Immovable » by Kostes Palamas

Antonyms for palsy

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