Delirious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Delirious is an adjective meaning (medicine) Being in the state of delirium.
Meaning
(medicine) Being in the state of delirium.
More Meanings
- Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic.
Example Sentences
Or has the shock, so harshly given, […] made me that delirious man Whose fancy fuses old and new, And flashes into false and true, And mingles all without a plan?
[…]the angelic form of a creature whose very existence was a gigantic balm of Gilead to the lacerated body of our hero, and, in a half delirious state of mind, he felt like leaping mountains to raise prostrate female forms, and to become blessed with hymeneal joys of the most glorious character; but, his imagination soon forsook him, and a raging fever, accompanied by the most violent deadly delirium, ensued, which lasted a fortnight.
Synonyms for delirious
Depending on context, synonyms include wild, frantic, excited, sick, unrestrained, mad.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mad, frantic, sick, wild, ill, excited.
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