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
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