Delirious
[dɪ'lɪrɪəs]
Definition
(adj.) marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; 'a crowd of delirious baseball fans'; 'something frantic in their gaiety'; 'a mad whirl of pleasure' .
(adj.) experiencing delirium .
Typist: Pansy--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Insane (as in fevers), mad, deranged, demented, raving, frantic, frenzied.
Editor: Xenia
Definition
adj. wandering in mind: light-headed: insane.—n. Delirā′tion madness an aberration.—adj. Delirifā′cient producing delirium.—n. any substance with this quality.—adv. Delir′iously.—ns. Delir′iousness; Delir′ium state of being delirious: strong excitement: wild enthusiasm.—Delirium tremens a delirious disorder of the brain produced by excessive drinking and often marked by convulsive or trembling symptoms.
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Examples
- She was then in attendance on the sick-bed of her husband, who lay delirious in the crisis of a fever. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I thought that he was delirious. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I will not dwell on what I endured during a fortnight; indeed, as I was so frequently delirious, I knew little about it. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I told you he was delirious, I think? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I fancy that the poor fellow murmured some incoherent delirious words, and that she twisted them into this meaningless message. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She continued either delirious or lethargic; and the doctor forbade everything which could painfully excite her. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Covered with a cloak (I could not be delirious, for I had sense and recollection to put on warm clothing), forth I set. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Fancy us holding him tight down in the carriage, and he raving between usfit to drive everybody delirious. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- No, I must be delirious! Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Yes, I do; I am not delirious, Thomasin, nor have I been so at all. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Miss Temple was not to be seen: I knew afterwards that she had been called to a delirious patient in the fever-room. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- One evening--and I was not delirious: I was in my sane mind, I got up--I dressed myself, weak and shaking. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- A man dying from a sudden blow does not commonly become delirious. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I was weeping wildly as I walked along my solitary way: fast, fast I went like one delirious. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Rose Maylie had rapidly grown worse; before mid-night she was delirious. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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