apoplectic

1. 1.

   pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy

   “apoplectic seizure”

Questions about apoplectic

What does apoplectic mean?

apoplectic means "pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy".

How many syllables are in apoplectic?

apoplectic has 4 syllables: ap-o-plec-tic. The stress falls on "plec". In IPA it is /ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk/.

Is apoplectic a common word?

apoplectic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.