delirious
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Joe stepped off the curb with a massive smile, and for a second I just stood there, jetlagged and slightly delirious.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
It’s almost a magic trick that, after his delirious first hour, Lapid has an entirely different emotional register in store.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
But time travel is an imperfect science, and the technician overseeing the process is delirious from a virulent new strain of flu, so Kivrin is accidentally dropped into 1348, the year of the Black Death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Ms Whitson said he was delirious for days afterwards, and had to be tested for dementia.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025
She told me later she laughed when the officers told her this news, she was so delirious with madness and disease.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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