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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•o•plec•tic /æpəˈplɛktɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - of, relating to, or showing symptoms of stroke:an apoplectic condition.
- so intensely angry as to appear to suffer from apoplexy:apoplectic with rage.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•o•plec•tic (ap′ə plek′tik),USA pronunciation adj. Also, ap′o•plec′ti•cal. - Pathologyof or pertaining to apoplexy.
- Pathologyhaving or inclined to apoplexy.
- intense enough to threaten or cause apoplexy:an apoplectic rage.
n. - Pathologya person having or predisposed to apoplexy.
- Greek apoplēktikós pertaining to a (paralytic) stroke, equivalent. to apóplēkt(os) struck down (verbid of apoplé̄ssein) + -ikos -ic
- Late Latin apoplēcticus
- 1605–15
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