palsylikeadj.
/ˈpɔːlzɪlʌɪk/, /ˈpɒlzɪlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈpɔlziˌlaɪk/, /ˈpɑlziˌlaɪk/ Resembling or characteristic of palsy.
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1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xvi. 72 Some palsilike trembling from the legges.
1945 L. Stein Let. 23 Oct. in Journey into Self (1950) iv. 260 I found the other day to my disgust that my left thumb was wiggling in a palsy-like manner.
2000 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 10 Nov. 64 We have a 9-year-old Welsh corgi that has had periodic trembling/shaking in her hind legs since she was little... One vet said it was a palsylike disorder.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1581- riding surveyor
- riding switch
- riding sword
- riding the old mare
- riding the white mare
- riding the wild mare
- riding time
- riding tournament
- riding turn
- riding vizard
- riding wand
- riding weather
- riding whip
- riding window
- riding-king
- riding-scope
- riding-spear
- ridingking
- ridings
- ridingscope
- ridingspear
- ridlaik
- ridley
- ridley turtle
- ridleys