Crossword clues for apoplectic
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 \Ap`o*plec"tic\, n. One liable to, or affected with, apoplexy.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, "involving apoplexy," from French apoplectique (16c.), from Latin apoplecticus, from Greek apoplektikos "disabled by a stroke, crippled, struck dumb," from apoplektos, verbal adjective of apoplessein (see apoplexy). Meaning "showing symptoms of apoplexy" (1721) gradually shaded into "enraged, very angry."
Wiktionary
a. 1 Of, or relating to apoplexy. 2 Marked by extreme anger or fury.
WordNet
adj. pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy; "apoplectic seizure"
Usage examples of "apoplectic".
During this colloquy, Passepartout was as white as a sheet, and Fix seemed on the point of having an apoplectic fit.
He is bent forward heavily in his seat, his thick apoplectic fingers braced upon his knees, his mouth ajar, his coarse, jowled, venously empurpled face and bulging yellow eyes turned out upon the crowd, in their constant expression of slow stupefaction.
As the apprentices were herded to the far end of the refectory, the leader of the guard stormed through the door, his face apoplectic beneath his ornate helm.
I understood that he was seized with an apoplectic stroke, and called out to the gondoliers to land me at once, in order to procure a surgeon to bleed the patient.
Forum Romanum, with Ahenobarbus having an apoplectic fit on the Senate steps and Servius aghast on the rostra, where the actors had fled to huddle like barbarian women when they know that the legions are going to cut them down.
It is well that the Sol is not far off, for Mr. Weevle presents an apoplectic appearance before half the distance is accomplished.
Old Mr. Turveydrop, very apoplectic, still exhibits his deportment about town, still enjoys himself in the old manner, is still believed in in the old way.
I said nothing till we heard mass together, but I believe that if I had not then told him the whole story I should have had an apoplectic fit.
It was something that always brought Mr Teal to the verge of an apoplectic seizure.
She let down the lift for a quick 288 getaway, keeping one eye on Railly, who was apoplectic at the calculated insolence.
Before he finished, the dwarf was hopping in place, face red as an apoplectic fit.
Tables like these reminded her of winter, and Sunday high tea with celery in a pint glass, fresh brown bread which gave her hiccups, and made her father apoplectic with irritation, and her mother a nervous wreck as she tried to placate him and pretend nothing was wrong.
She will die of convulsions or of an apoplectic fit to-night if you do not call a doctor, who may possibly restore her to life with a dose of castor oil.
I had ordered post-horses to continue our journey, and Daturi of his own authority sent them back and went for a doctor, who pronounced me to be in danger of an apoplectic fit and ordered a copious bloodletting, which restored my calm.
Mildmay was not much amazed when, not three days later, she received word that Sir Alvord had suffered an apoplectic fit.