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de·lir·i·ous
 delirious
- pronunciation:
- d
lI
ri
s
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
in, pertaining to, or displaying a temporary state of mental confusion and incoherence, as from a fever or intoxication.
- synonyms:
- disordered, raving
- similar words:
- crazed, crazy, demented, deranged, disturbed, drunk, hallucinating, hysterical, incoherent, insane, lunatic, mad, rambling
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| definition 2: |
wildly excited or enthusiastic, usu. as a result of sudden good fortune.
- synonyms:
- beside oneself, crazy
- similar words:
- ecstatic, excited, frantic, frenzied, wild, wild-eyed
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| related words: |
flighty |
| derivations: |
deliriously (adv.), deliriousness (n.) |
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