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Apoplectic

//ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to apoplexy.
  2. 2
    Marked by extreme anger or fury. figuratively

    "Once she heard Jem refer to our father as 'Atticus' and her reaction was apoplectic."

  3. 3
    Effused with blood. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person suffering from apoplexy.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

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