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apoplectic

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apoplectic

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 stroke2: affected with, inclined to, or showing symptoms of stroke3: 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

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\-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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