apoplectic

[ap-uh-plek-tik]

adjective

1. of or relating to apoplexy or stroke.

2. having or inclined to apoplexy.

3. intense enough to threaten or cause apoplexy.

   an apoplectic rage.

4. extremely angry; furious.

   He became apoplectic at the mere mention of the subject.

noun

1. a person having or predisposed to apoplexy. apoplexy.

apoplectic

/ ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to apoplexy

2. informal,  furious

noun

1. a person having apoplexy

Other Word Forms

• apoplectically adverb
• postapoplectic adjective
• pseudoapoplectic adjective
• pseudoapoplectical adjective
• pseudoapoplectically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of apoplectic¹

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

Example Sentences

It was a furious voice, and it grew louder and more furious with each apoplectic word.

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Asked to elaborate on his character’s gold tooth and muttonchops that made some fans apoplectic—No, they cried, Heathcliff must be hotter!—his patience seems tested.

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Qatari officials were apoplectic after the strike, calling it cowardly and a violation of the country’s sovereignty.

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"Can you imagine if you've owned a Formula 1 team for 10 years and then another team rocks up and beats you? You would be apoplectic," Lowdon said.

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In May, when Walmart’s CEO exposed the transparent falsity of that statement by stating, “Higher tariffs will result in higher prices,” an apoplectic president told the company to “EAT THE TARIFFS.”

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