apoplectic

[ ap-uh-plek-tik ]

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adjectiveAlso ap·o·plec·ti·cal.

of or relating to apoplexy or stroke.
having or inclined to apoplexy.

intense enough to threaten or cause apoplexy: an apoplectic rage.
extremely angry; furious: He became apoplectic at the mere mention of the subject.

noun

a person having or predisposed to apoplexy. apoplexy.

Origin of apoplectic

First recorded in 1605–15; from Late Latin apoplēcticus, from Greek apoplēktikós “pertaining to a (paralytic) stroke,” equivalent to apóplēkt(os) “struck down” (derivative of apoplḗssein ) + -ikos -ic

Other words from apoplectic

ap·o·plec·ti·cal·ly, adverb
post·ap·o·plec·tic, adjective
pseu·do·ap·o·plec·tic, adjective
pseu·do·ap·o·plec·ti·cal, adjective
pseu·do·ap·o·plec·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby apoplectic

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How to use apoplectic in a sentence

In the immediate aftermath of the oil spill, apoplectic Southerners cast their disdain towards the North.
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Editors were apoplectic, and they showed it by quitting en masse, leaving Mays to pick up the pieces.
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It is a seething, boiling, roiling, apoplectic revulsion at the very idea of unions.
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Hits several key buttons, not the least of which is that it sends the media into apoplectic shock, which the right wing loves.
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Studios such as Disney and Paramount are apoplectic about the billions of dollars in revenue being lost to rampant online piracy.
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"You have told me that before," roared the portly gentleman, waxing almost apoplectic.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee Hope
Ferocity nearly inarticulate, fury almost apoplectic, were expressed by the face above the weather-worn rail.
Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
But I am afraid that cook will have an apoplectic fit if he isn't careful, the way he was waving his arms and carrying on.
Billy Whiskers' Adventures | Frances Trego Montgomery
About noon, leaving the parlour, he was found a few minutes after in an apoplectic fit, or a seizure resembling apoplexy.
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It was an apoplectic seizure, the doctors told us later, brought on by excessive nervous irritation of the brain.
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British Dictionary definitions for apoplectic

apoplectic

/ (ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to apoplexy
informal furious

noun

a person having apoplexy

Derived forms of apoplectic

apoplectically, adverb

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