How to pronounce apoplectic

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What apoplectic means

adjective

So angry you can hardly speak

In a sentence: Dad was apoplectic when the puppy chewed up his brand-new shoes.

Where it comes from: It came through French and Latin from Greek, from words meaning "from" and "I strike."

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