paretic

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/pəˈɹɛtɪk/

adjective

Pertaining to paresis.

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Meanings

adjectiveparetic (comparative more paretic, superlative most paretic)

comparative more paretic · superlative most paretic

  1. Pertaining to paresis.

    In the darkness she could see the group of paretic patients sitting between their nurses in the front row.

    1970, J. G. Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition
nounparetic (plural paretics)

plural paretics

  1. A person who has paresis.

Origin

From paresis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Patriceaptericpicrate
Cite this entry
APA

paretic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paretic

MLA

“paretic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paretic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paretic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paretic.

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