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delirious
adjective /dɪˈlɪr.i.əs/Definition
› unable to think or speak clearly because of fever or mental confusion: She had a high temperature and was delirious.Fevers and infectious diseasesColds and flu › extremely happy or excited: The Greek football team arrived home to a delirious reception in Athens.Feeling pleasure and happinessTaking pleasure in somethingExcited, interested and enthusiastic deliriously
/-li/ adverb › Kate and Peter are deliriously happy (= extremely happy) together.Fevers and infectious diseasesColds and fluFeeling pleasure and happinessTaking pleasure in somethingExcited, interested and enthusiastic
(Definition of delirious adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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