1. affected by palsy; having uncontrollable trembling or shaking
2. weakened or made ineffective
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The elderly man’s palsied hands made it difficult for him to write.
• She watched her grandfather’s palsied fingers struggle with the buttons.
• The stroke left him with a palsied arm that shook constantly.
• His palsied condition prevented him from performing delicate tasks.
• The disease had left her with palsied limbs.
• The palsied economy showed signs of instability.
• Fear seemed to leave him palsied and unable to act.