[ap.o.plec.tic] adj [F or LL; F apoplectique, fr. LL apoplecticus, fr. Gk apoplektikos, fr. apoplessein] (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 ~ rage"; also: greatly excited or angered -- ap.o.plec.ti.cal.ly adv