Main Entry: ap·o·plec·tic
Pronunciation: \ˌa-pə-ˈplek-tik\
Function: adjective
Etymology: French or Late Latin; French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplecticus, from Greek apoplēktikos, from apoplēssein
Date: 1611
1 : of, relating to, or causing stroke
2 : affected with, inclined to, or showing symptoms of stroke
3 : of a kind to cause or apparently cause stroke {an apoplectic rage}; also : greatly excited or angered {was apoplectic over the news}
2 : affected with, inclined to, or showing symptoms of stroke
3 : of a kind to cause or apparently cause stroke {an apoplectic rage}; also : greatly excited or angered {was apoplectic over the news}
— ap·o·plec·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
