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ap·o·plec·tic       [ap-uh-plek-tik] Pronunciation Key
–adjective Also, ap·o·plec·ti·cal.
1.of or pertaining to apoplexy.
2.having or inclined to apoplexy.
3.intense enough to threaten or cause apoplexy: an apoplectic rage.
–noun
4.a person having or predisposed to apoplexy.
[Origin: 1605–15; < LL apoplécticus < Gk apopléktikós pertaining to a (paralytic) stroke, equiv. to apóplékt(os) struck down (verbid of apoplssein) + -ikos -ic]

—Related forms
ap·o·plec·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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ap·o·plec·tic       (āp'ə-plěk'tĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of, resembling, or produced by apoplexy: an apoplectic fit.
    1. Having or inclined to have apoplexy.
    2. Exhibiting symptoms associated with apoplexy.
  3. Extremely angry; furious: "members of Congress who otherwise become apoplectic about wasteful government spending" (Dan Morgan).

ap'o·plec'ti·cal·ly adv.
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apoplectic

adjective
pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy; "apoplectic seizure" 

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apoplectic ap·o·plec·tic (āp'ə-plěk'tĭk)
adj.
Relating to, having, or predisposed to apoplexy.

ap'o·plec'ti·cal·ly adv.

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Apoplectic

Ap`o*plec"tic\(#) Apoplectical \Ap`o*plec"tic*al\, a. [L. apoplecticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. apoplectique. See Apoplexy.] Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or symptomatic of, apoplexy; as, an apoplectic person, medicine, habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke.

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Apoplectic

Ap`o*plec"tic\, n. One liable to, or affected with, apoplexy.

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