orgiastic

  • 1orgiastic — ORGIÁSTIC, Ă, orgiastici, ce, adj. (livr.) Orgiac; fíg. extraordinar. [pr.: gi as ] – Din fr. orgiastique. Trimis de ionel bufu, 08.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  ORGIÁSTIC adj. v. orgiac. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime …

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  • 2Orgiastic — Or gi*as tic, a. [Gr. ?. See {Orgy}.] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, orgies. Elton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3orgiastic — index gluttonous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4orgiastic — (adj.) 1690s, from Gk. orgiastikos, from orgiastes one who celebrates orgies, from orgiazein to celebrate orgies, from orgia (see ORGY (Cf. orgy)) …

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  • 5orgiastic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or resembling an orgy. DERIVATIVES orgiastically adverb …

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  • 6orgiastic — [ôr΄jē as′tik] adj. [Gr orgiastikos < orgiastēs, one who celebrates orgies < orgiazein, to celebrate orgies: see ORGY] having to do with or resembling an orgy …

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  • 7orgiastic — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)ʤiæ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n An orgiastic event is one in which people enjoy themselves in an extreme, uncontrolled way. ...an orgiastic party. Syn: riotous …

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  • 8orgiastic — /awr jee as tik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or having the nature of an orgy. 2. tending to arouse or excite unrestrained emotion: orgiastic rhythms. 3. Sociol. (of an expressive crowd) reaching a peak of emotional intensity, often of an ecstatic …

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  • 9orgiastic — adjective /ˌɔrdʒiˈæstɪk/ Relating to an orgy; wild, uncontrolled. Dancing was in progress, or, rather, one of those orgiastic ceremonies which passed for dancing during this pagan period …

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  • 10orgiastic — or•gi•as•tic [[t]ˌɔr dʒiˈæs tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or having the nature of an orgy 2) tending to arouse or excite unrestrained emotion: orgiastic rhythms[/ex] • Etymology: 1690–1700; < Gk orgiastikós, der. (with tikos tic) of… …

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