bacchanalian

See also: Bacchanalian

English

Adjective

bacchanalian (comparative more bacchanalian, superlative most bacchanalian)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Bacchanalian
   • 1894, George du Maurier, “Part Third”, in Trilby: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, page 165:

     With the help of a sleepy waiter, Little Billee got the bacchanalian into his room and lit his candle for him, and, disengaging himself from his maudlin embraces, left him to wallow in solitude.

   • 2015, Adam Jones, Bomb: My Autobiography:

     Within three hours we'd drunk the place dry. Miraculously, we all made it back on the bus, but I've never seen a more bacchanalian scene of wanton debauchery than the ride back to the hotel.

Noun

bacchanalian (plural bacchanalians)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Bacchanalian

Derived terms

• bacchanalianism