adjective
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affected with delirium
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wildly excited, esp with joy or enthusiasm
Other Word Forms
- deliriously adverb
- deliriousness noun
- nondelirious adjective
- nondeliriously adverb
- nondeliriousness noun
- undelirious adjective
- undeliriously adverb
Etymology
Origin of delirious
First recorded in 1590–1600; deliri(um) + -ous
Example Sentences
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Another became delirious with hunger, thirst and the cold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Crawley compiled an impressive 85, but when he was seduced by a delirious Lyon, England were left 194-6 in pursuit of a notional target of 435.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
Ms Whitson said he was delirious for days afterwards, and had to be tested for dementia.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025
Her performances are a space to have delirious fun, to paraphrase writer Kate Wolf.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
I have no memory of how I made it off the rooftop, delirious with fever and nearly crippled.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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