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delirious

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de·lir·i·ous  (d-lîr-s)
adj.
1. Of, suffering from, or characteristic of delirium.
2. Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; ecstatic: delirious joy; a crowd of delirious baseball fans.

de·liri·ous·ly adv.
de·liri·ous·ness n.

delirious [dɪˈlɪrɪəs]
adj
1. (Medicine / Pathology) affected with delirium
2. wildly excited, esp with joy or enthusiasm
deliriously  adv
deliriousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.delirious - experiencing delirium
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
2.deliriousdelirious - marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"
wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"

delirious
adjective
1. mad, crazy, raving, insane, demented, deranged, incoherent, unhinged, light-headed I was delirious and blacked out several times.
mad calm, sensible, rational, coherent, sane, lucid, clear-headed, compos mentis (Latin), in your right mind
2. ecstatic, wild, excited, frantic, frenzied, hysterical, carried away, blissed out, beside yourself, sent, Corybantic He was delirious with joy.
ecstatic calm, controlled, level-headed
Translations
delirious [dɪˈlɪrɪəs] ADJ
1. (Med) → delirante
to be deliriousdelirar, desvariar
2. (fig) (with happiness etc) → loco
to be delirious with joyestar loco de alegría

delirious [dɪˈlɪriəs] adj
(= feverish) → délirant(e)
to be delirious [patient] → délirer
(= ecstatic) [fans, crowds] → en délire

delirious
adj (Med) → im Delirium; (fig)im Taumel; to be delirious with joyim Freudentaumel sein

delirious [dɪˈlɪrɪəs] adj (Med) (fig) → delirante, in delirio
to be delirious → delirare (fig) → farneticare
delirious with joy → pazzo/a di gioia
delirious [dɪˈlɪrɪəs] adj (Med) (fig) → delirante, in delirio
to be delirious → delirare (fig) → farneticare
delirious with joy → pazzo/a di gioia

delirious
adj delirious [diˈliriəs]
1 wandering in the mind and talking complete nonsense (usually as a result of fever) The sick man was delirious and nothing he said made sense. ylend, deurmekaar هاذٍ трескав blouznící uklar; febersyg irreredend που βρίσκεται σε παραλήρημα delirante soniv دچار هذیان؛ هذیانی houraileva délirant הוֹזֶה सन्निपातग्रस्त bulazneći, buncajući félrebeszélő mengigau með óráði delirante うわ言をいう 헛소리 하는 kliedintis murgojošs; nesakarīgs maracau ijlend febersyk, omtåket majaczący delirante delirant в бреду blúzniaci zblojen deliričan []förvirrad เพ้อเพราะพิษไข้ sayıklayan 神志昏迷的 той, що марить مخبوط الحواسی جو عموما بخار کی حالت میں ہوتی ہے mê sảng
2 wild with excitement She was delirious with happiness at the news. opgetoë, verruk مُنْفَعِل عاطِفِيًّا не на себе си šílený ekstatisk; vild; skør wahnsinnig έξαλλος, πολύ ενθουσιώδης loco de alegría meeletu هیجان زده؛ شوریده haltioitunut fou de joie עַד כְּדֵי טֵרוּף उन्मत्त खुशी से izvan sebe izgatott sangat senang frá sér numinn fuori di sé 有頂天の 흥분 상태의 pašėlęs, apsvaigęs neprātīgs (aiz prieka, sajūsmas) terlampau seronok dol (elle)vill, ør upojony delirante nebun de bucurie вне себя šialený (biti) iz sebe (zaradi) pomahnitao vild, yr, ifrån sig คลุ้มคลั่ง; ตื่นเต้นสุดขีด çılgına dönmüş 發狂的 божевільний; шалений مست cuồng nhiệt
adv deˈliriously
deliriously happy. dolgelukkig بانفِعالٍ شَديد не на себе си šíleně ekstatiskt; vildt wahnsinnig ξέφρενα locamente meeletult بطور هیجان زده haltioituneesti frénétiquement מִתוֹך הֲזָיָה उन्मत्तता से bulažnjivo eszméletlenül sangat ofsalega, taumlaust dissennatamente すっかり興奮するほど 정신 없이 pašėlusiai nesakarīgi; neprātīgi dengan terlampau seronok dol- ellevilt; omtåket do szaleństwa radiosamente nebu­neşte, la nebunie безумно šialene noro pomahnitalo förvirrat, yrt, rasande อย่างคลุ้มคลั่ง; อย่างตื่นเต้นสุดขีด çılgınca, çıldırasıya 發狂地 шалено; страшенно مستانہ وار đến cực độ


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Visions of his father, wife, sister, and future son, and the tenderness he had felt the night before the battle, the figure of the insignificant little Napoleon, and above all this the lofty sky, formed the chief subjects of his delirious fancies.
in their vivid colouring of life - As in that fleeting, shadowy, misty strife Of semblance with reality which brings To the delirious eye more lovely things Of Paradise & Love - & all our own
I engage with the Snark--every night after dark-- In a dreamy delirious fight: I serve it with greens in those shadowy scenes, And I use it for striking a light:
 
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