bacchanalian

UK /ˌbækəˈneɪli.ən/ US /ˌbækəˈneɪli.ən/
adj 3noun 2

Definitions

adj

1

Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus, relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness.

Near-synonyms: bacchic, bacchian; Dionysiac, Dionysian; dionysiac, dionysian

Even Bacchanalian madness has its charms.

2

Of or resembling wild or unrestrained revelry.

The dancing and shouting of the children around the fire had become even more bacchanalian.

noun

1

A bacchanal; a drunken reveler.

With the help of a sleepy waiter, Little Billee got the bacchanalian into his room and lit his candle for him, and, disengaging himself from his maudlin embraces, left him to wallow in solitude.

adj

1

Alternative letter-case form of Bacchanalian.

Within three hours we'd drunk the place dry. Miraculously, we all made it back on the bus, but I've never seen a more bacchanalian scene of wanton debauchery than the ride back to the hotel.

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