Post-apoplectic
[ap-uh-plek-tik] /ˌæp əˈplɛk tɪk/
adjective, Also, apoplectical
1.
of or relating to .
2.
having or inclined to .
3.
intense enough to threaten or cause :
an apoplectic rage.
noun
4.
a person having or predisposed to .
/ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk/
adjective
1.
of or relating to apoplexy
2.
(informal) furious
noun
3.
a person having apoplexy
adj.
1610s, “involving apoplexy,” from French apoplectique (16c.), from Latin apoplecticus, from Greek apoplektikos “disabled by a stroke, crippled, struck dumb,” from apoplektos, verbal adjective of apoplessein (see apoplexy). Meaning “showing symptoms of apoplexy” (1721) gradually shaded into “enraged, very angry.”
apoplectic ap·o·plec·tic (āp’ə-plěk’tĭk)
adj.
Relating to, having, or predisposed to apoplexy.
ap’o·plec’ti·cal·ly adv.
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