Antonyms for palsy


Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : pawl-zee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔl zi


Definition 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

Synonyms for palsy

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