English Explanatory Dictionary

apoplectic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to apoplexy.
  2. Marked by extreme anger or fury.
  3. Effused with blood.
noun
  1. A person suffering from apoplexy.

Pronunciation

/ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/ en-us-apoplectic.ogg

Word forms

apoplectic more apoplectic most apoplectic apoplectics

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”).

Related words

apoplectically apoplexy

Derived words

antiapoplectic postapoplectic
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