delirious

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But I was semi-delirious, and having sat so long with Death's hand in mine was in a passionately defiant mood, with a perfect rage of scorn of peril in me, and I walked right on to the forecastle, giving the flying sheets of water there no heed.

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

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  • But I was semi-delirious, and having sat so long with Death's hand in mine was in a passionately defiant mood, with a perfect rage of scorn of peril in me, and I walked right on to the forecastle, giving the flying sheets of water there no heed. —  The Frozen Pirate
  • I do not understand Mr. Underwood has told me that soon after your arrival at The Pines and just before you became delirious, there was something on your mind in connection with the robbery and Whitcomb's death which you wished to tell him but were unable to recall; and both he and his sister have said that often during your delirium you would mutter, 'That face! —  At the Time Appointed
  • "There is no one out there who is delirious, and Zaidos could not get up on that broken leg in his sleep, if he wanted to. —  Shelled by an Unseen Foe
  • You are delirious--" Oh, what shall we do with him she cried in anguish, as she made him sit down again in the arm-chair A tear glistened on her cheek. —  The Idiot
  • They became slightly delirious, and, finding that they could not keep up with the party, a few determined, if left behind, to keep together. —  Digging for Gold Adventures in California
 

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  1. from delirium + -ous. The older form was delirous, q. v.
 

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