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.

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2 thrilled, excited, ecstatic.

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Origin of delirious

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

OTHER WORDS FROM delirious

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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How to use delirious in a sentence

All its lusciousness is held within the meat itself, making each bite deliriously succulent.
Charlottesville Is Swimming in Finger Lickin’ Gas Station Fried Chicken|Jane & Michael Stern|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Five-star reviews made me deliriously happy; three-star reviews crushingly sad.
He’s Got a Ticket to Write, or How a Late Train Produced a Novel|Dominic Utton|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I remain deliriously in love with my husband, who celebrates being with an older man.
Armistead Maupin Bids Farewell to 'Tales'|Tim Teeman|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Communist Party presides calmly over a nation of deliriously happy citizens.
Must-Reads: 'The Fat Years,' 'Drifting House,' and 'The Map and the Territory'|Isaac Stone Fish, Anna Clark, Cameron Martin|January 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Or, if not, then at least where it has been the most deliriously exploited.
Nancy Meyers' Decorator Porn|Nicole LaPorte|December 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He slept for hours so, and then he waked rather sharply, and said half deliriously: "I could have dragged him with me, Marmion."
Mrs. Falchion, Complete|Gilbert Parker
How deliriously faint and blue that looked right away there in the distance, and how still it all was!
Mass' George|George Manville Fenn
The Restoration went on more deliriously than ever till it reached the fatal climax in 1688.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall|W. R. H. Trowbridge
The men were joyously and deliriously leaping about, yelling and shouting and singing and kissing one another.
Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII|Various
This hour had a flavor, a bouquet, that no other hour would ever contain, and he preferred to sip it deliriously moment by moment.
The Honorable Percival|Alice Hegan Rice

British Dictionary definitions for delirious

delirious

/ (dɪˈlɪrɪəs) /

adjective

affected with delirium

wildly excited, esp with joy or enthusiasm

Derived forms of delirious

deliriously, adverbdeliriousness, noun

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delirious

[ dĭ-lîr′ē-əs ]

adj.

Of, suffering from, or characteristic of delirium.

delirious

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