Bacchic (Adjective)
Meaning
Used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The wild and uninhibited dancing of the crowd added to the bacchic atmosphere of the music festival.
- The film's portrayal of the characters' bacchic exploits on spring break sparked controversy among parents and educators.
- As the night wore on, the partygoers' behavior became increasingly bacchic, with champagne bottles popping and music blasting.
- The artist's use of vivid colors and swirling patterns captured the bacchic energy of the jazz clubs she frequented.
- The city's annual wine festival was notorious for its bacchic revelry, with attendees stumbling through the streets and singing loudly.