|apə|plektik, -ēk adjective
also ap·o·plec·ti·cal -tə̇kəl, -ēk-
Etymology: apoplectic from French or Late Latin; French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplecticus, from Greek apoplēktikos, from apoplēssein to cripple by a stroke; apoplectical probably from Late Latin apoplectic us + English -al — more at apoplexy
: of, relating to, or causing apoplexy
apoplectic stroke
: affected with, inclined to, or symptomatic of apoplexy
an apoplectic person
• ap·o·plec·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li adverb