Apoplectic
//ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person suffering from apoplexy.
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to apoplexy.
- 2 Marked by extreme anger or fury. figuratively
"Once she heard Jem refer to our father as 'Atticus' and her reaction was apoplectic."
- 3 Effused with blood. archaic
Adjective
- 1 pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy wordnet
Example
More examples"Once she heard Jem refer to our father as 'Atticus' and her reaction was apoplectic."
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”).
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