delirious

CEFRB1

/dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Confused and excited because of illness or extreme emotion.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic.

Examples

  • For a delirious word there is no answer.

  • He seems delirious with a high fever.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Being in the state of delirium.

More examples

In context

  • My little brother gets delirious when he's sleepy. He says the weirdest things.

  • delirious with joy

  • ⁠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?

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After winning the lottery, he was blank with joy and couldn't stop laughing.

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Origin

adjective

From delirium + -ous; see also Latin delirus (“silly, doting, crazy”).