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English
Etymology
From L. apoplecticus#Latin|apopl�cticus (possibly via F. apoplectique) from AGr. polytonic|��ο�ληκ�ικ�� (apopl�ktikos) < polytonic|����ληκ�ο� (apopl�ktos) < polytonic|��ο�λή��� (apopl�ss�) < polytonic|��� (apo) "of, from" + polytonic|�λή��� (pl�ss�) "I strike".
Pronunciation
IPA|/�æp��pl�ktɪk/
audio|en-us-apoplectic.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�ktɪk
Adjective
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- Of, or relating to apoplexy.
- Extremely angry or furious to the point of being unable to move or speak.
- archaic effuse|Effused with blood.
Quotations
1960 � w:Harper Lee|Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, ch 11
2005 � (author?), The New Yorker, (page?) (12 Dec)
Related terms
apoplexy
Translations
trans-top|of or relating to apoplexy
German: apoplektisch
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Spanish: apopléjico, apoplético
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trans-top|extremely angry and unable to speak
Finnish: (of a person) raivoissaan, raivostunut, (of anger) silmitön
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trans-top|effused with blood
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