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

She was delirious and agitated; she tried to crawl out of bed and pull out her feeding tubes.

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 …

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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