apoplectic
[ ap-uh-plek-tik ]
/ ˌæp əˈplɛk tɪk /
adjective Also 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.
Origin of apoplectic
1605–15; < Late Latin
apoplēcticus < Greek
apoplēktikós pertaining to a (paralytic) stroke, equivalent to
apóplēkt(os) struck down (verbid of
apoplḗssein) +
-ikos
-ic
OTHER WORDS FROM apoplectic
Words nearby apoplectic
apophyge,
apophyllite,
apophysis,
apophysitis,
apoplast,
apoplectic,
apoplectiform,
apoplexy,
apoprotein,
apoptosis,
apopyle
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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, adverbMedical definitions for apoplectic
apoplectic
[ ăp′ə-plĕk′tĭk ]
adj.
Relating to, having, or predisposed to apoplexy.