"delirious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈlɪɹ.i.əs/ [UK], /dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-delirious.wav Forms: more delirious [comparative], most delirious [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəs Etymology: From delirium + -ous; see also Latin delirus (“silly, doting, crazy”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous, {{uder|en|la|delirus||silly, doting, crazy}} Latin delirus (“silly, doting, crazy”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} delirious (comparative more delirious, superlative most delirious)
  1. (medicine) Being in the state of delirium. Categories (topical): Medical signs and symptoms Translations (being in the state of delirium): sayaqlamaq (Azerbaijani), sayıqlamaq (Azerbaijani), бълнуващ (bǎlnuvašt) (Bulgarian), delira (Esperanto), kuumeinen (Finnish), houraileva (Finnish), houreinen (Finnish), deliriös (German), félrebeszél (Hungarian), delirante (Italian), उन्मादवायुपीडित (unmādvāyupīḍit) (Marathi), biesta (Plautdietsch), delirante (Portuguese), delirante (Spanish), çılgına dönmüş (Turkish), sayıklayan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-delirious-en-adj-4A7hrk0m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 74 26 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 78 22 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'being in the state of delirium': 100 0
  2. Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic. Translations (having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic): haltioitunut (Finnish), hurmioitunut (Finnish), delirante (Italian), delice (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-delirious-en-adj-C16l0CtQ Disambiguation of 'having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deliriously, deliriousness
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