apoplectic
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- adjective Of, resembling, or produced by apoplexy: an apoplectic fit.
- adjective Having or inclined to have apoplexy.
- 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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- from Latin apoplecticus, from Greek
αποπληκτικός , apoplectic, fromἀπόπληκτος , disabled by a stroke: see apoplexy.
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/ (ăpˌə-plĕkˈtĭk)/
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