# apoplectic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/ · frequency rank #70,458

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to apoplexy.
2. Marked by extreme anger or fury.
3. Effused with blood.

## Etymology
From French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός (apoplēktikós), from ἀπόπληκτος (apóplēktos), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō), from ἀπό (apó, “of, from”) + πλήσσω (plḗssō, “I strike”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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