deliriously
- adverb
- /dɪˈlɪrɪəsli/
- You've made me deliriously happy.
- deliriously happy
- deliriously in love
And now I'm deliriously happy and always seeking out the pockets of joy and every day.
- And now I'm deliriously happy and always seeking out the pockets of joy and every day.
Examples
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We spent two weeks together and we fell deliriously in love.
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I felt suddenly, deliriously happy.
Fiction book (1993) -
Be deliriously happy, or at least leave yourself open to be.
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If the event is positive, you predict that you will be deliriously happy for a long time.
Blog text (26) -
William is deliriously happy, hands upraised.
Fiction book (2000) -
I am deliriously happy that we got a fair deal and people like you weren't involved to stop it.
Blog text (11) -
And now I'm deliriously happy and always seeking out the pockets of joy and every day.
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I'm madly, deliriously in love with Sam.
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Either you're deliriously happy, or you haven't slept.
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She was deliriously happy when she received the news of her promotion.
Synonyms
In a way that is not controlled and shows strong feeling
In a very wild and uncontrolled way
In a way that is out of control with loud laughter or crying
Showing very strong excitement and uncontrolled actions
In a way that shows very fast, nervous energy because of strong excitement or worry
In a wild and foolish way
In a very wild and excited way without control
In a very happy and excited way
In a way that shows silly excitement and feeling dizzy
With very high energy and little control
In a lively, excited way
In a very warm and emotional way that shows strong feeling
Showing great pleasure and excitement
In a way that shows very strong happiness and excitement
In a way that makes you feel very happy and full of energy
In a way that makes you feel very excited and happy
In a way that shows great joy after success
In a way that makes you feel dizzy or very excited
In a very excited and wild way
In a very wild and angry way
In a way that is extremely intense and unreasonable
Antonyms
How Excited
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deliriously comes from Latin parts de- meaning 'off' and lira meaning 'furrow', a line made by a plough. So to be deliriously happy is like being 'off the path' — so excited or carried away that you lose your usual control.