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ORGIASTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used of riotously drunken merrymaking
Example:
orgiastic festivity
Synonyms:
bacchanal; bacchanalian; bacchic; carousing; orgiastic
Classified under:
Similar:
drunk; gone; inebriated; intoxicated; ripped (stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol))
Derivation:
orgy (a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity)
orgy (secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Used of frenzied sexual activity
Classified under:
Similar:
sexy (marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest)
Derivation:
orgy (a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity)
orgy (secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity)
