• bacchanalian

FromBacchanalia +‎-an.

• IPA^(key): /ˌbækəˈneɪli.ən/

Bacchanalian (notcomparable)

1. (Roman and Greek mythology) Of or pertaining to thefestival ofBacchus, relating to or given toreveling anddrunkenness.

   Near-synonyms:bacchic,bacchian;Dionysiac,Dionysian;dionysiac,dionysian

   • 1782,William Cowper,The Progress of Error:

     EvenBacchanalian madness has its charms.

Bacchanalian (pluralBacchanalians)

1. Abacchanal; adrunkenreveler.
   • 1894,George du Maurier, “Part Third”, inTrilby: A Novel, New York, N.Y.:Harper & Brothers,→OCLC,page165:

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

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