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delirious
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de·lir·i·ous
/
dɪˈlɪər
i
əs
/
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[
dih-
leer
-ee-
uh
s
]
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adjective
1.
Pathology
.
affected with or characteristic of
delirium
.
2.
wild with excitement, enthusiasm, etc.:
She was delirious with joy at the news.
Origin:
1590–1600;
deliri(um)
+
-ous
Related forms
de·lir·i·ous·ly,
adverb
de·lir·i·ous·ness,
noun
non·de·lir·i·ous,
adjective
non·de·lir·i·ous·ly,
adverb
non·de·lir·i·ous·ness,
noun
un·de·lir·i·ous,
adjective
un·de·lir·i·ous·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
2.
thrilled, excited, ecstatic.
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World English Dictionary
delirious
(dɪˈlɪrɪəs)
—
adj
1.
affected with delirium
2.
wildly excited, esp with joy or enthusiasm
de'liriously
—
adv
de'liriousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
delirious
1703, from L. delirium (see
delirium
). Figurative use attested from 1791. Related: Deliriously (1820).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
delirious
de·lir·i·ous (dĭ-lēr'ē-əs)
adj.
Of, suffering from, or characteristic of delirium.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Example sentences
But I was
delirious
from the medication anyway and the days passed in a blur.
This week, the brother had a stroke and now is
delirious
and uncommunicative.
He was shot in the leg, and he crawled and limped past corpses, and wandered
for four
delirious
days.
Anthony got loose on a fast break and served up an underhand alley-oop to
James, who slammed it home to
delirious
cheers.
At that point some people simply wake up, although they may be
delirious
and impaired.
The players at times were as
delirious
as their fans.
My dad and uncle also got into the act, almost
delirious
with excitement at the thought of a wedding in the family.
Everyone, in fact, seems downright
delirious
--from the usual near- frantic nuptial logistics and from unconcealed fiscal rapture.
He has been
delirious
a portion of the time.
They used to say that when one talks to himself in the shade it is because he has become
delirious
.
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