I. |epə|leptik, -tēk adjective
Etymology: French épileptique, from Late Latin epilepticus, from Greek epilēptikos, from epilēptos + -ikos -ic
1. : relating to, affected with, or having the characteristics of epilepsy
2. : suggestive of epilepsy
the effect on the public mind was epileptic — C.W.Ferguson
: convulsive
his dancing was … epileptic — Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican
• ep·i·lep·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē, -tēk-, -li adverb
II. noun
also ep·i·lept ˈepəˌlept
( -s )
: one affected with epilepsy