delirious
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de·lir·i·ous
(dĭ-lîr′ē-əs)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·lir′i·ous·ly adv.
de·lir′i·ous·ness n.
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delirious
(dɪˈlɪrɪəs)adj
1. (Pathology) affected with delirium
2. wildly excited, esp with joy or enthusiasm
deˈliriously adv
deˈliriousness n
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de•lir•i•ous
(dɪˈlɪər i əs)adj.
1. affected with or characteristic of delirium.
2. wild with excitement, enthusiasm, etc.
[1590–1600]
de•lir′i•ous•ly, adv.
de•lir′i•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | delirious - experiencing delirium |
2. | ![]() wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties" |
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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
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
ecstatic calm, controlled, level-headed
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Translations
مُنْفَعِل عاطِفِيًّاهاذٍ
blouznícíšílený
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félrebeszélõ
frá sér numinnmeî óráîi
apsvaigęskliedintispašėlęspašėlusiai
murgojošsneprātīgsnesakarīgs
blúzniaci
çılgına dönmüşsayıklayan
delirious
[dɪˈlɪrɪəs] ADJCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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delirious
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
delirious
[dɪˈlɪrɪəs] adj (Med) (fig) → delirante, in delirioto be delirious → delirare (fig) → farneticare
delirious with joy → pazzo/a di gioia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
delirious
(diˈliriəs) adjective1. 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.
2. wild with excitement. She was delirious with happiness at the news.
deˈliriously adverbdeliriously happy.
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de·lir·i·ous
a. delirante, en estado de delirio.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
delirious
adj delirante; to be — tener delirio(s), estar delirando; He’s delirious..Tiene delirios..Está delirando.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.