Word familyadjectiveapoplecticadverbapoplecticallynounapoplexyapoplex
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ap·o·plec·tic /ˌæpəˈplektɪk◂/adjectiveadj
1informalANGRY so angry that your face becomes red 气得脸发红的
The colonel was apoplectic with rage.
上校气愤得满脸通红。
2.MI old-fashioned relating to apoplexy 中风的
Examples from the Corpus
apoplectic• Hurrying back to the office he found the would-be client gone and his boss apoplectic.• In the midst of a sermon, he suffered an apoplectic attack and remained unconscious for the rest of his life.• Before you go apoplectic, hear me out.• Does it induce a nice warm glow, or bring on a fit of apoplectic rage?