orgiastic
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or having the nature of an orgy.
- Synonyms:
- riotous, debauched, licentious, wanton
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tending to arouse or excite unrestrained emotion.
orgiastic rhythms.
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Sociology. (of an expressive crowd) reaching a peak of emotional intensity, often of an ecstatic nature and frequently expressed by uninhibited behavior.
Etymology
Origin of orgiastic
1690–1700; < Greek orgiastikós, derivative (with -tikos -tic ) of orgiázein to celebrate orgies (derivative of órgia secret rites; see orgy)
Example Sentences
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“It’s the most frenzied event in golf” instead of “It’s the most orgiastic event in golf.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022
Anderson has inscribed a billet-doux to The New Yorker in its mid-20th-century glory years that is, at the same time, an ardent, almost orgiastic paean to the pleasures of print.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2021
With its PG-13 rating, and its solemn statements of faith in the band as a family, “Bohemian Rhapsody” may be the least orgiastic tribute ever paid to the world of rock.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 26, 2018
Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images But it isn’t just this orgiastic edible entanglement of trademarks that makes these sort of shock foods notable.
From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2016
Yet there is nothing orgiastic in the merriment.
From England by Fox, Frank, Sir
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