apoplectoid

1. 1.

   resembling apoplexy

   Synonymsapoplectiform

Questions about apoplectoid

What does apoplectoid mean?

apoplectoid means "resembling apoplexy".

How many syllables are in apoplectoid?

apoplectoid has 4 syllables and divides as a-po-plec-toid under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for apoplectoid?

Close synonyms include apoplectiform. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is apoplectoid a common word?

apoplectoid 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.