ORGIASTIC

bacchanalian, bacchanal, bacchic, carousing, orgiastic

(adjective) used of riotously drunken merrymaking; “a night of bacchanalian revelry”; “carousing bands of drunken soldiers”; “orgiastic festivity”

orgiastic

(adjective) used of frenzied sexual activity

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

orgiastic (comparative more orgiastic, superlative most orgiastic)

Relating to an orgy; uncontrolled, wild. [from the late 16th c.]

Anagrams

• agoristic

Source: Wiktionary


Or`gi*as"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. Orgy.]

Definition: Pertaining to, or of the nature of, orgies. Elton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

coffee icon