Meaning & use
Palsied
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Affected by palsy, characterized by uncontrollable tremors or partial paralysis of the muscles.
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The old man's palsied hands trembled as he tried to sign his name.
Her palsied gait made climbing the stairs a slow and careful process.
A note on using this word
Derived from 'palsy,' itself a contraction of the medieval French 'paralisie,' the ancestor of the modern word 'paralysis.'
Words with a similar meaning
shakingparalyzed
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Words with an opposite meaning
steady
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