orgiastic
adjective/ˌɔːdʒiˈæstɪk/
/ˌɔːrdʒiˈæstɪk/
[usually before noun] (formal)- typical of an orgy
- the orgiastic worship of the fertility god
- orgiastic delight
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Greek orgiastikos, from orgiastēs, agent noun from orgiazein ‘hold an orgy’.Definitions on the go
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