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adjective 
  1. Of, or relating to apoplexy.
  2. Extremely angry or furious to the point of being unable to move or speak.
  3. (archaic) effuse, Effused with blood.
Translations: 
  • German: apoplektisch
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: apopléjico, apoplético
    (trans-bottom) (trans-top, extremely angry and unable to speak)
Etymology: From apoplecticusLatin, apoplÄcticus (possibly via apoplectique) from Ancient Greek (polytonic, á) (apoplÄktikos) < (polytonic, á) (apoplÄktos) < (polytonic, á) (apoplÄssÅ) < (polytonic, á) (apo) "of, from" + (polytonic, ) (plÄssÅ) "I strike".

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