Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Palsied
palsied, verbal adj. [ME < Ofr paralisie. See paralysis, n., paralyze, v.] (webplay: motion; paralyze; sensation).
- Dead; lifeless; bereft of vitality.
- Paralyzed; petrified; numb; motionless; silent; not functioning.
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