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>

— ap·o·plec·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb