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apoplexed

apoplexed adjective: affected with apoplexy.

Adjective

apoplexed (comparative more apoplexed, superlative most apoplexed)

  1. (obsolete) Affected with apoplexy.
    • […] but sure that sense is apoplex'd; for madness would not err […]c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Forms of apoplexed

comparativemore apoplexed
superlativemost apoplexed

Questions about apoplexed

What does apoplexed mean?
Apoplexed means affected with apoplexy.
What part of speech is apoplexed?
Apoplexed is an adjective.

Words near apoplexed in the dictionary

  1. apoplectical
  2. apoplectically
  3. apoplectics
  4. apoplectiform
  5. apoplex
  6. apoplexed
  7. apoplexes
  8. apoplexic
  9. apoplexie
  10. apoplexies
  11. apoplexing

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