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paralytic

n.
US //ˌpɛɹəˈɫɪtɪk// UK //pˌæɹəlˈɪtɪk// par·a·lyt·ic Slang
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Origin

Borrowed from French paralytique, from Latin paralyticus, from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós, “paralyzed”).

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