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apoplectical

apoplectical is the alternative form of apoplectic.

Meaning of apoplectic

Adjective

apoplectic (comparative more apoplectic, superlative most apoplectic)

  1. Of or relating to apoplexy.
  2. (figuratively) Marked by extreme anger or fury.
    • Once she heard Jem refer to our father as 'Atticus' and her reaction was apoplectic.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, chapter 11, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
  3. (archaic) Effused with blood.

See all 4 meanings of apoplectic

Forms of apoplectical

comparativemore apoplectical
superlativemost apoplectical

Questions about apoplectical

What is apoplectical the alternative form of?
Apoplectical is the alternative form of apoplectic.

Words near apoplectical in the dictionary

  1. apoplast
  2. apoplastic
  3. apoplastically
  4. apoplasts
  5. apoplectic
  6. apoplectical
  7. apoplectically
  8. apoplectics
  9. apoplectiform
  10. apoplex
  11. apoplexed

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