adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-p ə - ' plek-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: French or Late Latin; French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplecticus, from Greek apopl ē ktikos, from apopl ē ssein
Date: 1611
1 : of, relating to, or causing stroke
2 : affected with, inclined to, or showing symptoms of stroke
3 : of a kind to cause or apparently cause stroke <an apoplectic rage> also : greatly excited or angered <was apoplectic over the news>
– ap · o · plec · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb