bacchic
Definition of bacchic:
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part of speech: adjective
Jovial; drunken.
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Usage examples for bacchic:
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It is not feverish, grimy, rude, strenuous, Bacchic and wicked.
"The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories" – Arnold Bennett -
They joined in bands of youths and maidens and whirled down the Avenue in Bacchic madness.
"The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol" – William J. Locke -
Nay, she flies into the woodland under feigned Bacchic influence, assumes a greater guilt, arouses a greater frenzy, and hides her daughter in the mountain coverts to rob the Teucrians of their bridal and stay the marriage torches.
"The Aeneid of Virgil" – Virgil -
Nickie the Kid had awakened from his slumber under the bridge, had partaken further of the whisky, then divesting himself of his overcoat and replacing the mask and head- gear of Mahdi the man- monkey, had gone forth into the bush to proclaim his kingship to the trees, and awaken the echoes of the hills with Bacchic song.
"The Missing Link" – Edward Dyson