apoplectic

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  1. adjective Of, resembling, or produced by apoplexy: an apoplectic fit.
  2. adjective Having or inclined to have apoplexy.
  3. adjective Exhibiting symptoms associated with apoplexy.
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  • He started for him, and the three of them set on him straight away. —  Madam Will You Talk
  • Only I say it real apoplectic, which is the same as apologetic except you are also still pissed. —  Flux Tales of Human Futures
  • Adria's face turned red, then white, then red again; this time an apoplectic-looking purple-red that betokened exactly what Xylina had hoped for. —  If I Pay Thee Not In Gold
  • I was apoplectic, kept sputtering, "Look here." —  When the Wind Blows
  • He fell silent. —  The Dark Tower
 

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  1. from Latin apoplecticus, from Greek αποπληκτικός, apoplectic, from ἀπόπληκτος, disabled by a stroke: see apoplexy.
 

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/æpəˈplɛktɪk/
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