delirious
[dih-leer-ee-uh s]
- Pathology. affected with or characteristic of delirium.
- wild with excitement, enthusiasm, etc.: She was delirious with joy at the news.
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Origin of delirious
Synonyms
See more synonyms for delirious on Thesaurus.com2. thrilled, excited, ecstatic.
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Examples from the Web for delirious
Contemporary Examples
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 NicholsonAlex Suskind
November 10, 2014
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
He contracts Kharga Fever, which renders him delirious and causes him gradually to lose his eyesight.
I remember a time, soon after we moved to the compound, when I was delirious with fever and desperately wanted her by my side.
With most of America delirious with Obamaphilia, conservatives are feeling thin-skinned and not much in the mood for compromise.
Historical Examples
In two hours I was delirious, and the end of the Diary and of myself was at hand.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863Adam Gurowski
Roland was, however, by this time in high fever and delirious.
A Singer from the SeaAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Macquart, especially, appeared to be delirious with enthusiasm.
The Fortune of the RougonsEmile Zola
For months I was mad, fevered, delirious, and yet I could not die.
The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other TalesArthur Conan Doyle
If a delirious man had struck me, I should not have been angry with him.
The Stark Munro LettersJ. Stark Munro
delirious
- affected with delirium
- wildly excited, esp with joy or enthusiasm
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Word Origin and History for delirious
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delirious
(dĭ-lîr′ē-əs)- Of, suffering from, or characteristic of delirium.
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