Hypertext Webster Gateway: "delirious"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Delirious \De*lir"i*ous\, a. [From {Delirium}.]
Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane;
raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies. --
{De*lir"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {De*lir"i*ous*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

delirious
adj 1: experiencing delirium [syn: {hallucinating}]
2: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of
delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their
gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: {excited}, {frantic},
{mad}, {unrestrained}]


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