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APOPLECTICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
apoplectically (comparative more apoplectically, superlative most apoplectically)
In an apoplectic manner.
Source: Wiktionary
APOPLECTIC
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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