apoplectic
/ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.25 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "Once she heard Jem refer to our father as 'Atticus' and her reaction was apoplectic."
- "Speak of the devil—he marches through the door, and becomes apoplectic when he learns of the upheaval."
- "The decision left Potters boss Tony Pulis apoplectic on the touchline, a feeling his West Ham counterpart Avram Grant was to share immediately after the break."
- "If older man/younger women matchups make many people uncomfortable, the older man/much younger women combo tends to make them apoplectic."
- "Yet when one relistens to the original Rock, Rot & Rule broadcast, the most salient element is not the comedy. It’s the apoplectic phone calls from random WFMU listeners."
Etymology
From French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός (apoplēktikós), from ἀπόπληκτος (apóplēktos), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō), from ἀπό (apó, “of, from”) + πλήσσω (plḗssō, “I strike”).
Origin
- Source language: French