adjective · rare

apoplectic

apoplectic · more apoplectic · most apoplectic

apoplektisch

Of or relating to apoplexyOf or relating to apoplexy.

/ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/

Meaning

3 senses

Of or relating to apoplexy.
apoplektisch
pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy
(figuratively)Marked by extreme anger or fury.
(archaic)Effused with blood.

Translations

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By meaning 1

of or relating to apoplexy:

Origin

From French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός (a

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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