Antonyms for deliriously


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-leer-ee-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlɪər i əs


Definition of deliriously

Origin :
  • 1703, from stem of delirium + -ous. Figurative use attested from 1791. Related: Deliriously.
  • As in madly : adj wildly, fiercely
Example sentences :
  • Torchy is just as deliriously funny in these stories as he was in the previous book.
  • Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
  • For she was in love—she knew it now—wildly, deliriously, gloriously in love with Owen.
  • Extract from : « The Making of a Soul » by Kathlyn Rhodes
  • She was too deliriously happy to speak, and the only words she could have said were, I love you, I love you.
  • Extract from : « Mrs. Craddock » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • That is to say, he was deliriously glad and he knew he ought not to be.
  • Extract from : « Nothing But the Truth » by Frederic S. Isham
  • For a time, we must believe, humanity then was deliriously bereft.
  • Extract from : « Nonsenseorship » by G. G. Putnam and Others
  • The air was deliriously fresh and fragrant, and the sun had not yet become hot.
  • Extract from : « The Graftons » by Archibald Marshall
  • I was wildly, deliriously happy, for now everything must come right.
  • Extract from : « In Jeopardy » by Van Tassel Sutphen
  • “Well, it is not deliriously passionate,” admitted Joscelyn.
  • Extract from : « Joscelyn Cheshire » by Sara Beaumont Kennedy
  • He remembered that he caught nothing, but had been deliriously happy.
  • Extract from : « The Half-Hearted » by John Buchan
  • She left him deliriously, inexplicably, foolishly in spirits.
  • Extract from : « The Palace of Darkened Windows » by Mary Hastings Bradley

Synonyms for deliriously

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