Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paralytic

/ˌpæɹəˈlɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
par-a-lyt-ic
IPA
/ˌpæɹəˈlɪtɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drug that produces paralysis.

adj

Very drunk.

Australian usage; British usage; Slang

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Etymology

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

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Word Breakdown

  • Root: paralyticus, παραλυτικός

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Questions

How do you pronounce paralytic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæɹəˈlɪtɪk/.
What does paralytic mean?
Someone suffering from paralysis.
Where does paralytic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce paralytic

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