{ #) } a. [ L. apoplecticus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. apoplectique. See Apoplexy. ] Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or symptomatic of, apoplexy; as, an apoplectic person, medicine, habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke. [ 1913 Webster ]