Definition of Apoplectic. Meaning of Apoplectic. Synonyms of Apoplectic

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Definition of Apoplectic

Apoplectic
Apoplectic Ap`o*plec"tic(#) Apoplectical Ap`o*plec"tic*al, a. [L. apoplecticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. apoplectique. See Apoplexy.] Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or symptomatic of, apoplexy; as, an apoplectic person, medicine, habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke.
Apoplectic
Apoplectic Ap`o*plec"tic, n. One liable to, or affected with, apoplexy.

Meaning of Apoplectic from wikipedia

- metaphorically, the term apoplexy is ****ociated with being furious, especially as "apoplectic". Historically, it described what is now known as a hemorrhagic stroke...
- the judiciary and the Crown in Whig thought. Charles suffered a sudden apoplectic fit on the morning of 2 February 1685, and died four days later at the...
- used as a synonym for apoplectic seizure as early as 1599, and is a fairly literal translation of the Gr**** term. The term apoplectic stroke is an archaic...
- you have taught in his name?" A distinct "Yes" was Luther's reply. An apoplectic stroke deprived him of his speech, and he died shortly afterwards at 2:45 a...
- considered to be unreliable. His father's official cause of death was an apoplectic stroke, but a neighbour, Pavel Khotiaintsev, accused the father's serfs...
- élan, thrilled audiences, delighted admirers, and reduced opponents to apoplectic fury. Soper was born at 36 Knoll Road, Wandsworth, London, the first of...
- said to be unwilling to compromise, leaving Sony chairwoman Amy Pascal "apoplectic". Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. both turned down offers to pick...
- actor. Luisi is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Doug Chapman, the apoplectic foil to detective Jim Rockford, in a total of 23 episodes during Seasons...
- cause, after an autopsy, was a severe attack of hemorrhoidal colic and an apoplectic stroke, while others say he was ********inated. Other accounts state that...
- residence in the Hôtel Maréchal Ney, where the Earl suddenly died at 46 of an apoplectic stroke in 1829. D'Orsay and Harriet then accompanied Lady Blessington...