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apoplectic
[ ap-uh-plek-tik ]
apoplectic
/ ˌæəˈɛɪ /
adjective
- of or relating to apoplexy
- informal.furious
noun
- a person having apoplexy
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Derived Forms
- ˌˈپ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms
- o·t·· adverb
- Dza··t adjective
- d·o·t adjective
- d·o·t· adjective
- pseudo·o·t·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of apoplectic1
First recorded in 1605–15; from Late Latin DZŧپܲ, from Greek DZŧپó “pertaining to a (paralytic) stroke,” equivalent to óŧ(Dz) “struck down” (derivative of DZḗs ) + -ikos -ic
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The uproar came from red and blue states alike, though Democrats were particularly apoplectic.
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Democrats in Michigan — one of the states likely to determine which party wins the White House — were apoplectic.
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She continued that by the time she got home she had been "apoplectic with rage”, and had been "crying all night” because of her experience.
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But people were downright apoplectic about the idea of Dobson leaving her cart unrestrained.
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Rodgers was apoplectic at half-time, the angriest he had ever been as a manager, he said later.
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