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apoplectic

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ap·o·plec·tic  (p-plktk)
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: "members of Congress who otherwise become apoplectic about wasteful government spending" (Dan Morgan).

apo·plecti·cal·ly adv.

apoplectic [ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk]
adj
1. (Medicine / Pathology) of or relating to apoplexy
2. Informal furious
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a person having apoplexy
apoplectically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.apoplectic - pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy; "apoplectic seizure"

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.
Translations
apoplectic [ˌæpəˈplektɪk] ADJ
1. (Med) → apoplético
2. (= very angry) → furioso
to get apoplecticenfurecerse
apoplectic [ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk] adj
(= furious) apoplectic with rage → fou* de rage(folle)
(MEDICINE)apoplectique
apoplectic
adj (Med) → apoplektisch; person alsozu Schlaganfällen neigend; (inf)cholerisch; apoplectic fit (Med) → Schlaganfall m; he was apoplectic with rage (inf)er platzte fast vor Wut (inf)
apoplectic [ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk] adj (Med) → apoplettico/a
apoplectic with rage (fam) → livido/a per la rabbia


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During this colloquy, Passepartout was as white as a sheet, and Fix seemed on the point of having an apoplectic fit.
Oh, yes, sir, he told me; it appears to have been an apoplectic stroke.
cried the count, suddenly reddening with an apoplectic flush over neck and nape as old people do.
 
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