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DELIRIOUSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deliriously mean?
• DELIRIOUSLY (adverb)
The adverb DELIRIOUSLY has 2 senses:
1. as if in a delirium
2. in a delirious manner
Familiarity information: DELIRIOUSLY used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
As if in a delirium
Context example:
he was talking deliriously
Pertainym:
delirious (experiencing delirium)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In a delirious manner
Context example:
her answer made him deliriously happy
Pertainym:
delirious (marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion)
Context examples
These days, your alliance is either deliriously good or so awful that you will probably have one foot out the door.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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