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palsy Definition


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palsy1
noun
    palsies
    1. Paralysis, or loss of control or feeling in a part of the body.
verb
    palsies, palsied, palsying
    1. To affect someone or something with palsy; to paralyse.
Etymology: 13c: from French paralisie, from Latin and Greek paralysis.




palsy2
palsy-walsy
adj
    1. colloq
      Over-friendly; ingratiatingly intimate.
Etymology: 1930s: from pal.



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