as in paralyzed
affected with paralysis
at first, he would not accept that he was now paralytic and needed help
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Recent Examples of paralytic
The man ends up injecting her with a paralytic agent, giving her limited time to seek help before her entire nervous system completely shuts down.
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This has significant implications for public health, because a single case of paralytic illness, as occurred in Gaza, is like the tip of an iceberg.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
For more than 2 years, Karachi saw no paralytic polio cases, and extensive surveillance of wastewater turned up no sign of the wild virus.
—science.org, 19 June 2024
They may be contaminated with high levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning, or PSP, a naturally occurring toxin produced by algae.
—TIME, 11 June 2024
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This has significant implications for public health, because a single case of paralytic illness, as occurred in Gaza, is like the tip of an iceberg.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
For more than 2 years, Karachi saw no paralytic polio cases, and extensive surveillance of wastewater turned up no sign of the wild virus.
—science.org, 19 June 2024
They may be contaminated with high levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning, or PSP, a naturally occurring toxin produced by algae.
—TIME, 11 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for paralytic
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“Paralytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paralytic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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