bacchanalian

• Relatif à Bacchus ou à ses fêtes ; qui évoque des réjouissances ivres et un comportement débridé, voire orgiaque. Se dit d'une atmosphère ou d'une fête caractérisée par l'excès de boisson et la licence.

Relating to or resembling the ancient Roman festival of Bacchus; characterized by drunken revelry and wild, uninhibited behavior.

1. Wild and drunkenC2formal

   Relating to or characterized by riotous, drunken, and uninhibited behavior or merrymaking.

   Bachique, orgiaque

   • The party turned into a bacchanalian feast with loud music and excessive drinking.
   • His bacchanalian antics at the festival shocked the more reserved guests.
   • The novel describes a bacchanalian celebration that lasts for days.

   Synonymesbacchiccarousingdebaucheddrunkenintemperateorgiasticriotousunrestrained

   Antonymesabstemiousasceticrestrainedsober