DELIRIOUS

delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained

(adjective) marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; “a crowd of delirious baseball fans”; “something frantic in their gaiety”; “a mad whirl of pleasure”

delirious, hallucinating

(adjective) experiencing delirium

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

delirious (comparative more delirious, superlative most delirious)

(symptom) Being in the state of delirium.

Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic.

Source: Wiktionary


De*lir"i*ous, a. Etym: [From Delirium.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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