APOPLECTIC

apoplectic

(adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy; “apoplectic seizure”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

apoplectic (comparative more apoplectic, superlative most apoplectic)

(medicine) Of, or relating to apoplexy.

Marked by extreme anger or fury.

(archaic) Effused with blood.

Noun

apoplectic (plural apoplectics)

A person suffering from apoplexy.

Source: Wiktionary


Ap`o*plec"tic(#) Ap`o*plec"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. apoplecticus, Gr. apoplectique. See Apoplexy.]

Definition: Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or symptomatic of, apoplexy; as, an apoplectic person, medicine, habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke.

Ap`o*plec"tic, n.

Definition: One liable to, or affected with, apoplexy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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