apoplectic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
- Of or relating to apoplexy.
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(figuratively) Marked by extreme anger or fury.
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 March 13, Chris Bevan, “Stoke 2 - 1 West Ham”, in BBC:Once she heard Jem refer to our father as 'Atticus' and her reaction was apoplectic.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, chapter 11, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:Speak of the devil—he marches through the door, and becomes apoplectic when he learns of the upheaval.
2005 December 12, The New Yorker:If older man/younger women matchups make many people uncomfortable, the older man/much younger women combo tends to make them apoplectic.
2014 August 27, Stephanie Zacharek, “The Last of Robin Hood Wrestles with a Star's Underage Love”, in The Village Voice, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2014:Yet when one relistens to the original Rock, Rot & Rule broadcast, the most salient element is not the comedy. It’s the apoplectic phone calls from random WFMU listeners.
2022, Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties, New York: Penguin Press, →ISBN:
- (archaic) Effused with blood.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most apoplectic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more apoplectic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antiapoplectic · postapoplectic
Relateds
Translations (20)
pt apopléctico (of or relating to apoplexy) · es apopléjico (of or relating to apoplexy) · sv apoplektisk (of or relating to apoplexy) · grc ἀποπληκτικός (of or relating to apoplexy) · pl apoplektyczny (of or relating to apoplexy) · fi halvaus- (of or relating to apoplexy) · pt apopléctico (marked by extreme anger) · pt apoplético (marked by extreme anger) · de apoplektisch (of or relating to apoplexy) · gl apopléctico (of or relating to apoplexy) · es apoplético (of or relating to apoplexy) · ca apoplèctic (of or relating to apoplexy) · fi raivoissaan (marked by extreme anger) · fi apoplektinen (of or relating to apoplexy) · fi silmitön (marked by extreme anger) · el αποπληκτικός (of or relating to apoplexy) · fi raivostunut (marked by extreme anger) · ro apoplectic (of or relating to apoplexy) · pt apoplético (of or relating to apoplexy) · sv apoplektisk (marked by extreme anger)