"paralytic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌpæɹəˈlɪtɪk/ Audio: en-au-paralytic.ogg [Australia] Forms: more paralytic [comparative], most paralytic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪtɪk Etymology: From Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós, “paralyzed”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|παραλυτικός||paralyzed}} Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós, “paralyzed”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} paralytic (comparative more paralytic, superlative most paralytic)
  1. Affected by paralysis; paralysed. Categories (topical): People Synonyms (paralysed): frozen, immobilized Translations (affected by paralysis): paralíticu (Asturian), paralític (Catalan), halvaantunut (Finnish), paralítico (Galician), paralysiert (German), paralytisch (German), gelähmt (German), paralitico (Italian), ខ្វិន (khvən) (Khmer), paralítico (Portuguese), paralitic (Romanian), парализо́ванный (paralizóvannyj) (Russian), паралити́ческий (paralitíčeskij) (Russian), paralítico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-paralytic-en-adj-IqlVkEVI Disambiguation of People: 24 25 6 24 21 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 1 39 34 11 Disambiguation of 'paralysed': 89 2 9 Disambiguation of 'affected by paralysis': 75 24 1
  2. Pertaining to paralysis. Categories (topical): People Translations (pertaining to paralysis): paralíticu (Asturian), paralític (Catalan), paralitico (Italian), paralitic (Romanian), паралити́ческий (paralitíčeskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-paralytic-en-adj-ScNLMP56 Disambiguation of People: 24 25 6 24 21 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to paralysis': 21 79 0
  3. (UK, Australia, Ireland, slang) Very drunk. Tags: Australia, Ireland, UK, slang Synonyms (drunk): parlatic [Ireland], palatic, pallatic [Geordie], drunk
    Sense id: en-paralytic-en-adj-dQXFvxXS Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Irish English, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Geordie English Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 1 39 34 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 2 39 28 15 Disambiguation of Geordie English: 14 5 43 27 11 Disambiguation of 'drunk': 0 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (paralysis): paralytick [obsolete] Derived forms: antiparalytic, hemiparalytic, neuroparalytic, nonparalytic, paralytic abasia, paralytical, paralytically, paralytic dementia, postparalytic, preparalytic
Disambiguation of 'paralysis': 25 22 25 27 0

Noun

IPA: /ˌpæɹəˈlɪtɪk/ Audio: en-au-paralytic.ogg [Australia] Forms: paralytics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtɪk Etymology: From Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós, “paralyzed”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|παραλυτικός||paralyzed}} Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós, “paralyzed”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} paralytic (plural paralytics)
  1. Someone suffering from paralysis. Categories (topical): People Translations (person suffering from paralysis): paralític [masculine] (Catalan), paralizulo (Esperanto), paralytique [feminine, masculine] (French), paralítico [masculine] (Galician), paralitico [masculine] (Italian), paralitica [feminine] (Italian), កង្វិន (kɑngvən) (Khmer), shirewe [class-7, class-8] (Maore Comorian), pararūtiki (Maori), گوتورم (götürüm) (Ottoman Turkish), paralityk [masculine] (Polish), paralityczka [feminine] (Polish), paralítico [masculine] (Portuguese), paralitic [masculine] (Romanian), paralitică [feminine] (Romanian), парали́тик (paralítik) [masculine] (Russian), паралити́чка (paralitíčka) [feminine] (Russian), paralítico [masculine] (Spanish), paralítica [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-paralytic-en-noun-FbBJAI7e Disambiguation of People: 24 25 6 24 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 1 25 42 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 1 39 34 11 Disambiguation of 'person suffering from paralysis': 80 20
  2. A drug that produces paralysis. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-paralytic-en-noun-omy4Gq8G Disambiguation of People: 24 25 6 24 21 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 1 39 34 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (paralysis): paralytick [obsolete]
Disambiguation of 'paralysis': 25 22 25 27 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "25 22 25 27 0",
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}
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      "sense": "person suffering from paralysis",
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        "masculine"
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        "masculine"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paralítico"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paralitico"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person suffering from paralysis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paralitica"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
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      "sense": "person suffering from paralysis",
      "word": "កង្វិន"
    },
    {
      "code": "swb",
      "lang": "Maore Comorian",
      "sense": "person suffering from paralysis",
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        "class-8"
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    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "person suffering from paralysis",
      "word": "pararūtiki"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "götürüm",
      "sense": "person suffering from paralysis",
      "word": "گوتورم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person suffering from paralysis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person suffering from paralysis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paralityczka"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person suffering from paralysis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paralítico"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person suffering from paralysis",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paralitic"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person suffering from paralysis",
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      ],
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      "sense": "person suffering from paralysis",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парали́тик"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "person suffering from paralysis",
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      ],
      "word": "паралити́чка"
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      ],
      "word": "paralítica"
    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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      "word": "paralytic dementia"
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          "ref": "1996 August 18, Ben McCulloch, “Para-olympics”, in aus.jokes (Usenet)",
          "roman": "ie: the para-olympics become the paralytic olympics.",
          "text": "Are the para-olympics the events in which the olympians, having finished their events in the normal olympics, go out and get pissed and then compete again?",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1999 January 3, David McLoughlin, “Gundagai - Last Use Of Line?”, in aus.rail (Usenet)",
          "text": "I'm amazed I survived so much drunken driving. Once he was so paralytic he even made me drive, and I was about 14 and barely able to see above the steering wheel. At least it was an automatic.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 May 24, Peter Ryan, “ablett no from hall of fame”, in aus.sport.aussie-rules (Usenet)",
          "text": "He hasn't even been openly accused of anything bar drinking himself paralytic at a time that, in hindsight, was inconvenient.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2002 April 16, C e r b e r u s - T h e D o g O f H e l l, “On the Isle of Man.”, in free.jokes (Usenet)",
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    },
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      "sense": "paralysed",
      "word": "frozen"
    },
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      "sense": "paralysed",
      "word": "immobilized"
    },
    {
      "sense": "drunk",
      "word": "drunk"
    },
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      "sense": "paralysis",
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      "sense": "drunk",
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    {
      "sense": "drunk",
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    },
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      "sense": "drunk",
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    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "paralíticu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "paralític"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "halvaantunut"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "paralítico"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "paralysiert"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "paralytisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "gelähmt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "paralitico"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "khvən",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "ខ្វិន"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "paralítico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "paralitic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "paralizóvannyj",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "парализо́ванный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "paralitíčeskij",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "паралити́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "affected by paralysis",
      "word": "paralítico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "pertaining to paralysis",
      "word": "paralíticu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "pertaining to paralysis",
      "word": "paralític"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pertaining to paralysis",
      "word": "paralitico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "pertaining to paralysis",
      "word": "paralitic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "paralitíčeskij",
      "sense": "pertaining to paralysis",
      "word": "паралити́ческий"
    }
  ],
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}

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