Bacchic

Bacchic
Bacchic Bac"chic, Bacchical Bac"chic*al, a. [L. Bacchicus, Gr. Bakchiko`s.] Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication; riotously drunken; -- used of revelrous gatherings.

Syn: bacchanalian, bacchanal, bibulous, carousing, drunken(prenominal), orgiastic, riotous [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] ||


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