apoplectic
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Etymology[edit]
From French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός (apoplēktikos), from ἀπόπληκτος (apoplēktos), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplēssō), from ἀπό (apo, “of, from”) + πλήσσω (plēssō, “I strike”).
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Adjective[edit]
apoplectic (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to apoplexy.
- Marked by extreme anger or fury.
- 2011 13 March, Chris Bevan, “Stoke 2 - 1 West Ham”, BBC:
- The decision left Potters boss Tony Pulis apoplectic on the touchline, a feeling his West Ham counterpart Avram Grant was to share immediately after the break.
- 2011 13 March, Chris Bevan, “Stoke 2 - 1 West Ham”, BBC:
- (archaic) Effused with blood.
Quotations[edit]
- 1960 — Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, ch 11
- Once she heard Jem refer to our father as 'Atticus' and her reaction was apoplectic.
- 2005 — (author?), The New Yorker, (page?) (12 Dec)
- "Speak of the devil—he marches through the door, and becomes apoplectic when he learns of the upheaval."
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Translations[edit]
of or relating to apoplexy
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extremely angry and unable to speak
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effused with blood
