Apoplectic
[,æpə'plektɪk] or [,æpə'plɛktɪk]
Definition
(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy; 'apoplectic seizure' .
Edited by Henry--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Alt. of Apoplectical
(n.) One liable to, or affected with, apoplexy.
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Examples
- The news so shocked his mother that it brought on an apoplectic attack. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It is well that the Sol is not far off, for Mr. Weevle presents an apoplectic appearance before half the distance is accomplished. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But no, he was a short-necked, apoplectic sort of fellow, and, plied well with good things, would soon pop off. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- She looks very apoplectic, the dear soul; no wonder her brothers are anxious about her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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