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apoplectic.

Of or relating to apoplexy.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/
  1. Of or relating to apoplexy.

  2. Marked by extreme anger or fury.

    figuratively
  3. Effused with blood.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός (apoplēktikós), from ἀπόπληκτος (apóplēktos), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō), from ἀπό (apó, “of, from”) + πλήσσω (plḗssō, “I strike”).

noun/ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/
  1. A person suffering from apoplexy.

Where this word comes from

From French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός (apoplēktikós), from ἀπόπληκτος (apóplēktos), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō), from ἀπό (apó, “of, from”) + πλήσσω (plḗssō, “I strike”).

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