palsied
Afflicted with tremors
Palsied means affected by palsy—a condition causing trembling or paralysis.
The word describes uncontrollable shaking or weakness: his palsied hands, a palsied gait.
Figuratively, it suggests feebleness or incapacity: the palsied response of a dying administration.
The term sounds old-fashioned in medical contexts but persists in literary and metaphorical use.
Weak and ineffective
debilitated · tottering · doddering · decrepit · withered · wasted · fragile · delicate
Shrunken from age
- gauntLean from deprivation
- skeletalOf or like bones
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- wanPale and unwell-looking
pallid · withered · shrunken · haggard · drawn · wasted · emaciated · hollow
Involuntary shaking motion
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
- quakingTrembling or shuddering
shuddering · jittering · juddering · shivering · spasmodic · convulsive · jerking · fluttering
Neurodegenerative motor disorder
- multiple sclerosisAutoimmune demyelinating neurological disease
- dystoniaMovement disorder causing postures
- ataxiaImpaired voluntary movement control
- spasticityPathological muscle tightness
neuropathy · neurological · tremor · dyskinesia · chorea · bradykinesia · Huntington's · motor neuron disease
Unable to shift
- numbLacking physical sensation
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- stiffNot easily bent
- rigidUnable to bend
hemiplegic · quadriplegic · paraplegic · crippled · motionless · inert · nonambulatory · wheelchair-bound
feeble
Weak and ineffective
enfeebled · debilitated · tottering · doddering · decrepit · withered · wasted · fragile · delicate · faltering
wizened
Shrunken from age
wan · pallid · withered · shrunken · haggard · drawn · wasted · emaciated · hollow · cadaverous
trembling
Involuntary shaking motion
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
quaking · shuddering · jittering · juddering · shivering · spasmodic · convulsive · jerking · fluttering · wobbling
Parkinson's
Neurodegenerative motor disorder
- multiple sclerosisAutoimmune demyelinating neurological disease
- dystoniaMovement disorder causing postures
- ataxiaImpaired voluntary movement control
spasticity · neuropathy · neurological · tremor · dyskinesia · chorea · bradykinesia · Huntington's · motor neuron disease · muscular dystrophy
immobile
Unable to shift
rigid · hemiplegic · quadriplegic · paraplegic · crippled · motionless · inert · nonambulatory · wheelchair-bound · helpless
palsiedsteady
Fixed, not fluctuating
steady-handed · still · stable · controlled · firm
palsiedhealthy
In good physical condition
well · sound · whole · unafflicted · able-bodied