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apoplectic
/ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk/
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What does apoplectic mean?
adjective
- Of or relating to apoplexy.
- (figuratively) Marked by extreme anger or fury.
noun
- A person suffering from apoplexy.
More meanings (1)
adjective
- (archaic) Effused with blood.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk/
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But “no, he was a short-necked, apoplectic sort of fellow, and, plied well with good things, would soon pop off.”
During this colloquy, Passepartout was as white as a sheet, and Fix seemed on the point of having an apoplectic fit.
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The dread of further exposure increased his trouble of mind, and ultimately brought on an apoplectic fit, in which he expired.
These gorged themselves so fearfully, that they could not rise from the ground, but lay with wings expanded, looking very aldermanic and apoplectic.
Many of them suffer apoplectic attacks, and some of them become blind from congestion of the ocular vessels.