apoplectic

🇬🇧 UK/.æpәu'plektik/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Relating to apoplexy (stroke); extremely angry or furious.

中风的;极度愤怒的

n.

A person suffering from apoplexy.

中风病人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The apoplectic colonel furiously demanded an immediate military investigation commence.

  • 2.

    She turned apoplectic when she discovered her daughter's involvement in the scandal.

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