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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
apoplectic
 
SYLLABICATION:ap·o·plec·tic
PRONUNCIATION:  p-plktk
ADJECTIVE:1. Of, resembling, or produced by apoplexy: an apoplectic fit. 2a. Having or inclined to have apoplexy. b. Exhibiting symptoms associated with apoplexy. 3. Extremely angry; furious: “members of Congress who otherwise become apoplectic about wasteful government spending” (Dan Morgan).
OTHER FORMS:apo·plecti·cal·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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