delirious

[ dih-leer-ee-uhs ]

/ dɪˈlɪər i əs /

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adjective

Pathology. affected with or characteristic of delirium.

wild with excitement, enthusiasm, etc.: She was delirious with joy at the news.

Nearby words

deliquesce, deliquescence, deliquescent, deliration, deliriant, delirious, delirium, delirium tremens, delis, delish, delist

Origin of delirious

First recorded in 1590–1600; deliri(um) + -ous

SYNONYMS FOR delirious

2 thrilled, excited, ecstatic.

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Related forms

de·lir·i·ous·ly, adverbde·lir·i·ous·ness, nounnon·de·lir·i·ous, adjectivenon·de·lir·i·ous·ly, adverb

non·de·lir·i·ous·ness, nounun·de·lir·i·ous, adjectiveun·de·lir·i·ous·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for delirious

I was sort of delirious in the middle of that big thing happening.
All Eyes on Anjelica Huston: The Legendary Actress on Love, Abuse, and Jack Nicholson|Alex Suskind|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During those 12 days that we shot, I became really ill, so I was having that delirious, waking dream feeling anyway.
Carrie Coon on ‘The Leftovers,’ That Wild Finale, Her Apocalyptic Visions, and ‘Gone Girl’|Marlow Stern|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He contracts Kharga Fever, which renders him delirious and causes him gradually to lose his eyesight.
The 2013 Novel of the Year Is…|Nathaniel Rich|December 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I remember a time, soon after we moved to the compound, when I was delirious with fever and desperately wanted her by my side.
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With most of America delirious with Obamaphilia, conservatives are feeling thin-skinned and not much in the mood for compromise.
The GOP's New Powell Problem|Reihan Salam|May 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The day is dreary from hunger,—the night more dreary still, from hunger with delirious fancies.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 1 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
The flavor of vengeance was hot in my mouth, and filled me with delirious satisfaction.
Vendetta|Marie Corelli
What delirious joy-of-battle, what poignant cries of anguish, has not that immortal music both stirred and soothed!
Leaves from a Field Note-Book|J. H. Morgan
Gloam was too plainly in a state of delirious frenzy, if he were not actually mad.
The Laughing Mill and Other Stories|Julian Hawthorne
All lucid thought and all delirious whispers were gradually monopolised by the fire.
Peccavi|E. W. Hornung

British Dictionary definitions for delirious

delirious

/ (dɪˈlɪrɪəs) /

adjective

affected with delirium

wildly excited, esp with joy or enthusiasm

Derived Formsdeliriously, adverbdeliriousness, noun

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Word Origin and History for delirious

delirious

adj.

1703, from stem of delirium + -ous. Figurative use attested from 1791. Related: Deliriously.

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