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palsy noun [ ˈpɔːlzi ]

• paralysis, especially that which is accompanied by involuntary tremors.
• "a kind of palsy had seized him"

palsy verb

• affect with paralysis and involuntary tremors.
• "she feels as if the muscles on her face are palsied"
Origin: Middle English: from Old French paralisie, from an alteration of Latin paralysis (see paralysis).


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