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apoplectic

adj
/ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/

Etymology

From French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός (apoplēktikós), from ἀπόπληκτος (apóplēktos), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō), from ἀπό (apó, “of, from”) + πλήσσω (plḗssō, “I strike”).

  1. derived from ἀποπληκτικός
  2. derived from apoplēcticus
  3. borrowed from apoplectique

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to apoplexy.

  2. Marked by extreme anger or fury.

    • Once she heard Jem refer to our father as 'Atticus' and her reaction was apoplectic.
    • Speak of the devil—he marches through the door, and becomes apoplectic when he learns of the upheaval.
    • The decision left Potters boss Tony Pulis apoplectic on the touchline, a feeling his West Ham counterpart Avram Grant was to share immediately after the break.

  3. Effused with blood.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A person suffering from apoplexy.

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Derived

antiapoplectic, postapoplectic

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA