apoplectic
adjective/ˌæpəˈplektɪk/
/ˌæpəˈplektɪk/
- very angry
- He was apoplectic with rage at the decision.
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- (old-fashioned) connected with apoplexy
- an apoplectic attack/fit
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French apoplectique or late Latin apoplecticus, from Greek apoplēktikos, from apoplēssein ‘disable by a stroke’.
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