apoplectic

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
23
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/

Definition of apoplectic

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of or relating to apoplexy.
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adj

  1. Of or relating to apoplexy.
  2. (figuratively)Marked by extreme anger or fury.
    “Once she heard Jem refer to our father as 'Atticus' and her reaction was apoplectic.”
    “Speak of the devil—he marches through the door, and becomes apoplectic when he learns of the upheaval.”
    “The decision left Potters boss Tony Pulis apoplectic on the touchline, a feeling his West Ham counterpart Avram Grant was to share immediately after the break.”
    “If older man/younger women matchups make many people uncomfortable, the older man/much younger women combo tends to make them apoplectic.”
    “Yet when one relistens to the original Rock, Rot & Rule broadcast, the most salient element is not the comedy. It’s the apoplectic phone calls from random WFMU listeners.”
  3. (archaic)Effused with blood.

noun

  1. A person suffering from apoplexy.

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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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