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[ dih-leer -ee-uh s ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈlɪər i əs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
Origin of delirious First recorded in 1590–1600; deliri(um) + -ous
SYNONYMS FOR delirious 2 thrilled, excited, ecstatic.
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OTHER WORDS FROM delirious de·lir·i·ous·ly, adverb de·lir·i·ous·ness, noun non·de·lir·i·ous, adjective non·de·lir·i·ous·ly, adverb
non·de·lir·i·ous·ness, noun un·de·lir·i·ous, adjective un·de·lir·i·ous·ly, adverb
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Example sentences from the Web for delirious Five-star reviews made me delirious ly 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
The Communist Party presides calmly over a nation of delirious ly 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 delirious ly exploited.
Nancy Meyers' Decorator Porn | Nicole LaPorte| December 20, 2009| DAILY BEAST
I knew all this going in, but was too delirious ly blinded by the extra-hot sex to really consider it.
How I Transformed My Boyfriend Into a Booty Call | Kate Carraway| November 8, 2008| DAILY BEAST
She said never a word to her companions who, reflecting the smile of Old Superior, were delirious ly happy.
The Phantom Violin | Roy J. Snell
The idea was so delirious ly unexpected, so fascinatingly novel to Kedzie, that she fell in love with it.
We Can't Have Everything | Rupert Hughes
Torchy is just as delirious ly funny in these stories as he was in the previous book.
Torchy and Vee | Sewell Ford
But once inside the great hall where England honors her naval heroes and their battles, it was delirious ly cool.
London Films | William Dean Howells
Always in fairy tales and wonder stories, the houses were delirious ly strange.
The Cat in Grandfather's House | Carl Henry Grabo
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British Dictionary definitions for delirious adjective affected with delirium
wildly excited, esp with joy or enthusiasm
Derived forms of delirious deliriously , adverb deliriousness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to delirious insane, unhinged, maniacal, manic, crazed, mad, frenzied, ecstatic, delighted, intoxicated, rapturous, rabid, frantic, hysterical, aberrant, bewildered, confused, crazy, demented, deranged
Medical definitions for delirious adj. Of, suffering from, or characteristic of delirium.
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