delirious
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delirious
- /dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪəɹiəs
Where it comes from
From delirium + -ous; see also Latin delirus (“silly, doting, crazy”).
adjective more delirious · most delirious
- Being in the state of delirium. 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?
- Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic. delirious with joy
Translations
Talk about this word "delirious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/delirious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. delirious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/delirious "delirious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/delirious.Cite this
@misc{delirious_2026,
title = {delirious},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/delirious},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
