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Definition: Paralytic |
ParalyticAdjective1. Relating to or of the nature of paralysis; "paralytic symptoms". 2. Affected or subject to with paralysis. Noun1. A person suffering from paralysis. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "paralytic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Synonyms: ParalyticSynonyms: paralytical (adj), paralyzed (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disease | Morbid, tainted, vitiated, peccant, contaminated, poisoned, tabid, mangy, leprous, cankered; rotten, rotten to the core, rotten at the core; withered, palsied, paralytic;dyspeptic; luetic, pneumonic, pulmonic, phthisic, rachitic; syntectic, syntectical; tabetic, varicose. |
Impotence | Paralytic, paralyzed; palsied, imbecile; nerveless, sinewless, marrowless, pithless, lustless; emasculate, disjointed; out of joint, out of gear; unnerved, unhinged; water-logged, on one's beam ends, rudderless; laid on one's back; done up, dead beat, exhausted, shattered, demoralized; graveled; (in difficulty); helpless, unfriended, fatherless; without a leg to stand on, hors de combat, laid on the shelf. |
Physical Insensibility | Adjective: insensible, unfeeling, senseless, impercipient, callous, thick-skinned, pachydermatous; hard, hardened; case hardened; proof, obtuse, dull; anaesthetic; comatose, paralytic, palsied, numb, dead. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Paralytic |
| English words defined with "paralytic": deadly ♦ Palsical. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "paralytic": Caerulein, Coxsackieviruses A ♦ Lathyrism, Lydda ♦ Snellen operation. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Paralytic (1912) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | This is a photomicrograph of Clostridium botulinum stained with Gentian violet. The bacterium C. botulinum produces a nerve toxin, which causes the rare, but serious paralytic illness Botulism. Credit: CDC. |  | The bacterium C. botulinum produces a nerve toxin, which causes the rare, but serious paralytic illness Botulism. There are seven types of botulism toxin designated by the letters A through G; only types A, B, E and F cause illness in humans. Credit: CDC. |
 | These C. botulinum bacteria were cultured in thioglycollate broth for 48 hours at 35 degrees Centigrade. The bacterium C. botulinum produces a nerve toxin, which causes the rare, but serious paralytic illness Botulism. Credit: CDC. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The second and more common form is known as paralytic or "dumb" rabies. (references) | |
Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. (references) | ||
Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that affects polio survivors anywhere from 10 to 40 years after recovery from an initial paralytic attack of the poliomyelitis virus. (references) | ||
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| "Paralytic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Paralytic" is used about 38 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 38 | 55,818 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "paralytic": a paralytic stroke ♦ paralytic abasia ♦ paralytic discharge ♦ paralytic secretion. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "paralytic": quasi-paralytic. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ileus paralytic | 26 |
paralytic | 7 |
paralytic shellfish poisoning | 5 |
indian lumbee paralytic | 3 |
heals jesus paralytic | 3 |
dysphonia paralytic | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "paralytic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | paralitik, ulok (cripple). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مشلول (disabled, numb, palsied, paralysed, paralyzed), أشل (cripple), شللي, شال (muffler, raise, shawl). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | паралитичен, паралитик. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 麻痹 (Palsies, Palsy, Paralyse, Paralysis, Paralytical, Paralyze, Paralyzed, Paralyzing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | paralytický, ochrnutý. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | paralytisk, paralytiker. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | paralyticus, paralitisch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | وابسته به فلج , افلیج . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | paralytique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | paralytisch, paralytiker. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | γενικός παραλυτικός, παράλυτοσ (numb, palsied), παράλυτος (paralysed), παραλυτικόσ, παραλυτικός. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | משותק (palsied, paralysed, silenced). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | paralitikus, paralízises. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | paralitico (palsied). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 마비 (Numbness, Palsies, Palsy, Paralysis, Paralytical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | neulheiltagh (inert, paralysed, paraplegic), lane-scooyrit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aralyticpay paralítico. (various references) paralizant (paralysing), paralitic, care paralizeazã, care şi-a bãut minţile (sottish), beat mort (blind, pissed). (various references) паралитический, паралитик (quadriplegic), парализованный (palsied, paralysed). (various references) paralitički, paralitičar. (various references) paralítico (palsied, quadriplegic). (various references) paralytisk, paralytiker, förlamad (benumbed). (various references) felçli (apoplectic, apoplectical, palsied, paralysed). (various references) безсилий (emasculate, forceless, impotent, nerveless, powerless), паралітичний, паралітик, паралізований (palsied, paralysed, paralyzed, petrified). (various references) say tí bỉ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | paralytici, paralytico, paralyticos, paralyticum, paralyticus. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "paralytic": paralytically, paralytics. (additional references) | |
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"Paralytic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: armalyte, paraletic, paralyitic, paralytico, pardalote, paroxystic, pyrolytic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "paralytic" (pronounced pe'ruli"tik) |
| 7 | -r u l i" t i k | electrolytic. |
| 6 | -u l i" t i k | analytic, catalytic, hemolytic, psychoanalytic. |
| 5 | -l i" t i k | thrombolytic. |
| 4 | -i" t i k | arthritic, critic, dendritic, granitic, halophytic, hermaphroditic, neritic, parasitic, porphyritic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acoustic, acrobatic, aerobatic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, aristocratic, arithmetic, aromatic, artistic, ascetic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, attic, authentic, autistic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, ballistic, bombastic, bureaucratic, capitalistic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, charismatic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, cinematic, climactic, climatic, coloristic, cosmetic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, democratic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, diagrammatic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diplomatic, diuretic, dogmatic, domestic, dramatic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, ecstatic, elastic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, emblematic, emetic, empathetic, emphatic, energetic, enigmatic, enthusiastic, enzymatic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fanatic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, gymnastic, hectic, hedonistic, hepatic, heretic, holistic, homeostatic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, lymphatic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mathematic, mechanistic, melodramatic, militaristic, monastic, monochromatic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neurotic, novelistic, numismatic, oligopolistic, onomastic, operatic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pancreatic, pantheistic, paramagnetic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, phosphatic, plastic, pluralistic, pneumatic, poetic, polytheistic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, primitivistic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prostatic, prosthetic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, rheumatic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, schematic, scholastic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, static, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, symptomatic, synergistic, synthetic, systematic, tactic, technocratic, terroristic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-i-l-p-r-t-y" | |
-1 letter: alacrity, atypical, calyptra, rapacity. | |
-2 letters: airplay, caltrap, capital, clarity, cryptal, lactary, partial, playact, typical. | |
-3 letters: apiary, apical, artily, atrial, atypic, capita, carpal, citral, lariat, latria, paltry, parity, parlay, partly, picara, piracy, piraya, racial, racily, raptly, rictal, triply. | |
-4 letters: acari, alary, aliya, altar, apart, aptly, artal, atria, atrip, carat, carpi, clapt, clary, clipt, craal, crypt. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-i-l-p-r-t-y" | |
+1 letter: capitulary, paralytics. | |
+2 letters: applicatory, capillarity, coplanarity, parfocality, piratically, practicably, practically. | |
+3 letters: archetypical, operatically, particularly, practicality. | |
+4 letters: astrophysical, comparability, comparatively, cryptanalysis, cryptanalytic, impracticably, impractically, paralytically, parasitically, participially, particularity, patriotically, postcranially, pragmatically, prismatically, puritanically, sympatrically, typographical, ultraphysical. | |
+5 letters: allopatrically, aphoristically, apotropaically, appreciatively, hypercatalexis, impracticality, karyotypically, metaphorically, parabiotically, paradoxicality, parametrically, paratactically, practicability. | |
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