The meaning of DELIRIOUS is of, relating to, or characteristic of delirium. How to use delirious in a sentence.

Feeling pleasure and happiness Excited, interested and enthusiastic (Definition of delirious from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Oct 14, 2022 · Delirium is a serious change in mental abilities. It results in confused thinking and a lack of awareness of someone's surroundings. The disorder usually comes on fast — within …

DELIRIOUS definition: affected with or characteristic of delirium. See examples of delirious used in a sentence.

Definition of delirious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. in an excited state and not able to think or speak clearly, usually because of a high temperature. He became …

1. Of, suffering from, or characteristic of delirium. 2. Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; ecstatic: delirious joy; a crowd of delirious baseball fans.

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective delirious. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Someone who is delirious is unable to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way, usually because they have a fever.

If you're delirious you're uncontrollably excited or a bit crazy, like when you win the lottery and run screaming through the streets, delirious with happiness.

DELIRIOUS meaning: 1 : not able to think or speak clearly especially because of fever or other illness; 2 : very excited often + with