Delirious also means extremely happy: delirious with joy (Definition of delirious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary ยฉ Cambridge University Press) 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.

Understanding the Context

in an excited state and not able to think or speak clearly, usually because of a high temperature. He became delirious and couldn't recognize people. My mind refused to clear and I felt delirious. The meaning of DELIRIOUS is of, relating to, or characteristic of delirium.

Key Insights

How to use delirious in a sentence. Someone who is delirious is unable to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way, usually because they have a fever. 1. Of, suffering from, or characteristic of delirium. 2.

Final Thoughts

Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; ecstatic: delirious joy; a crowd of delirious baseball fans. 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