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apoplectic definition

apo·plec·tic (ap′ə plek′tik)

adjective

  1. of, like, or causing apoplexy
  2. having apoplexy
  3. on the apparent verge of apoplexy apoplectic with rage
Also apoplectical ap′o·plec′·ti·cal

Etymology: LL apoplecticus < Gr apoplēktikos < apoplēktos, stricken: see apoplexy

noun

a person having or likely to have apoplexy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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