bacchantic
(redirected from bacchanticly)Related to bacchanticly: bacchanalian, Dionysus
bac·chant
(bə-kănt′, -känt′, băk′ənt)n. pl. bac·chants or bac·chan·tes (bə-kăn′tēz, -kän′-, -kănts′, -känts′)
1. Greek & Roman Mythology A priest or votary of Bacchus.
2. A boisterous reveler.
[Latin bacchāns, bacchant-, present participle of bacchārī, to celebrate the festival of Bacchus, from Bacchus, Bacchus; see Bacchus.]
bac·chan·tic (-kăn′tĭk) adj.
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| Adj. | 1. | bacchantic - of or relating to or resembling a bacchanalian reveler |
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