apoplectic

ap·o·plec·tic

 (ăp′ə-plĕk′tĭk)

adj.

1. Of, resembling, or produced by apoplexy: an apoplectic fit.

2.

a. Having or inclined to have apoplexy.

b. Exhibiting symptoms associated with apoplexy.

3. Extremely angry; furious: "His accounts of the battles in 1812 left some veterans apoplectic with rage" (Rosamund Bartlett).

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ap′o·plec′ti·cal·ly adv.

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apoplectic

(ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk) or

apoplectical

adj

1. (Pathology) of or relating to apoplexy

2. informal furious

n

(Pathology) a person having apoplexy

ˌapoˈplectically adv

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ap•o•plec•tic

(ˌæp əˈplɛk tɪk)

adj. Also, ap`o•plec′ti•cal.

1. of or pertaining to apoplexy.

2. having or inclined to apoplexy.

3. intense enough to threaten or cause apoplexy: an apoplectic rage.

n.

4. a person having or predisposed to apoplexy.

[1605–15; < Late Latin apoplēcticus < Greek apoplēktikós]

ap`o•plec′ti•cal•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

apoplectic - pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy; "apoplectic seizure"

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apoplectic

(Informal)

adjective furious, mad, raging, boiling, fuming, frantic, frenzied, infuriated, incensed, enraged, livid (informal), incandescent, beside yourself My father was apoplectic when he discovered the truth.

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Translations

apoplectique

apopletticorosso in viso

apoplectic

[ˌæpəˈplektɪk] ADJ

1. (Med) → apoplético

2. (= very angry) → furioso
to get apoplectic → enfurecerse

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apoplectic

[ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk] adj

(= furious) apoplectic with rage → fou de rage(folle)

(MEDICINE) → apoplectique

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apoplectic

adj (Med) → apoplektisch; person also → zu Schlaganfällen neigend; (inf) → cholerisch; apoplectic fit (Med) → Schlaganfall m; he was apoplectic with rage (inf) → er platzte fast vor Wut (inf)

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apoplectic

[ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk] adj (Med) → apoplettico/a
apoplectic with rage (fam) → livido/a per la rabbia

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