epileptic

adj, noun — 4 senses

epileptic

adj

/ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk/

Etymology From Ancient Greek ἐπιληπτικός (epilēptikós).

1

Of or relating to epilepsy.

The children die off in vast numbers: those pale roses are all nerves. Hence, will presently burst forth the epileptic dances of the fourteenth century.1862, Jules Michelet, La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages:

2

Of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people).

Derived terms: epileptically, epileptoid, epileptor, eppy, nonepileptic, postepileptic, proepileptic, pseudoepileptic, subepileptic

epileptic

noun

Etymology From Ancient Greek ἐπιληπτικός (epilēptikós).

1

A person who has epilepsy.

The present Immigration Act on the books bars entry to Canada to homosexuals, prostitutes, epileptics, and those said to be "living off the avails of homosexualism or prostitution."1976 December 25, “Canada's Gay Ban”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 2:

2

Archaic A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.

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