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apoplectic

apop·lec·tic

UK/ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/ US/ˌæpʌˈplɛktɪk/ uncommon archaic

adjective

1.

pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy

  • “apoplectic seizure”

Origin

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”).

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