delirious

American  

[dih-leer-ee-uhs] / dɪˈlɪər i əs /

adjective

1. Pathology. affected with or characteristic of delirium.

2. wild with excitement, enthusiasm, etc..

   She was delirious with joy at the news.

   Synonyms:

   ecstatic, excited

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delirious British  

/ dɪˈlɪrɪəs /

adjective

1. affected with delirium

2. wildly excited, esp with joy or enthusiasm

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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

Then she became delirious, became "really sensitive to light", and stopped making sense, she said.

From BBC

For the rest of that night Karli lay there tossing and turning, sometimes delirious, and all three of us took turns to try to cool him.

From Literature

She was carried to bed, where she lay for weeks, delirious with grief.

From Literature

I must be delirious, Major Puff thought to himself.

From Literature

Gordon left the field to the sound of his name being chanted by those delirious Newcastle supporters in the away end.

From BBC

Related Words

• ecstatic
• intoxicated
• mad
• rapturous
• thrilled
• transported