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
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
Crawley compiled an impressive 85, but when he was seduced by a delirious Lyon, England were left 194-6 in pursuit of a notional target of 435.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
Ms Whitson said he was delirious for days afterwards, and had to be tested for dementia.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025
His father muttered sweet, delirious things to Roy, and his hands, when he dipped them again in the basin and wrung out the cloth, were trembling.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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