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Definitions for delirious
dɪˈlɪər i əsdeliri·ous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. delirious, hallucinatingadjective

    experiencing delirium

  2. delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrainedadjective

    marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

    "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"

Wiktionary

  1. deliriousadjective

    Being in the state of delirium

  2. deliriousadjective

    Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic

  3. Etymology: From delirium ; see also delirus

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Deliriousadjective

    Etymology: delirius, Latin.

    The people about him said he had been for some hours delirious; but when I saw him he had his understanding as well as ever I knew. Jonathan Swift.

    On bed
    Delirious flung, sleep from his pillow flies. James Thomson, Spring.

Wikipedia

  1. Delirious

    Delirious is a house song performed by French DJ David Guetta and Tara McDonald (McDonald also co wrote the song) for Guetta's third studio album, Pop Life. The song was released as the album's fourth single on January 31, 2008. Several remixes of the song, including mixes by Fred Rister, Marc Mysterio, Laidback Luke, and Arno Cost and Norman Doray were released. A video clip for the song was filmed by Denys Thibaut in Montreal, featuring David Guetta and Tara McDonald, picturing an executive assistant (Kelly Thiebaud) throwing paint all over her boss's office.

ChatGPT

  1. delirious

    Delirious refers to being in a state of severe confusion that comes on very quickly and varies in its intensity. It is usually characterized by difficulty paying attention, emotional disturbances, hallucinations and/or an inability to think or speak clearly. This condition is often caused by fever, intoxication, or serious physical or mental illness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Deliriousadjective

    having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies

  2. Etymology: [From Delirium.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Delirious

    de-lir′i-us, adj. wandering in mind: light-headed: insane.—n. Delirā′tion, madness, an aberration.—adj. Delirifā′cient, producing delirium.—n. any substance with this quality.—adv. Delir′iously.—ns. Delir′iousness; Delir′ium, state of being delirious: strong excitement: wild enthusiasm.—Delirium tremens, a delirious disorder of the brain produced by excessive drinking, and often marked by convulsive or trembling symptoms. [L. delirus, crazy—de, from, and lira, a furrow; tremens, the pr.p. of tremĕre, to tremble.]

Editors Contribution

  1. delirious

    crazy

    My parents are delirious


    Submitted by Bella on December 18, 2015  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of delirious in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of delirious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of delirious in a Sentence

  1. Richard Lewis:

    I’m really proud of that first day, and I just hope it continues, i’m still delirious that I’m going to actually be a part of the 11th season. I was so ecstatic to be there.

  2. Gilberto Gallegos:

    She was delirious and in obvious pain, celia then said to me: ‘Look at what he did to me!’ She never mentioned his name, but my wife and I knew who she was talking about, her grandson, Salvador.

  3. Julie Burchill:

    Now the whole dizzying and delirious range of sexual possibilities has been boiled down to that one big, boring, bulimic word. RELATIONSHIP.

  4. Rebecca Latta:

    He gave me a huge hug, i think he’s so exhausted that I really think he doesn’t have a lot of words right now and he’s a little bit delirious after five days of wandering around in the forest.

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