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orgiastic

adjective or·gi·as·tic \ˌȯr-jē-ˈas-tik\

Definition of ORGIASTIC

1
:  of, relating to, or marked by orgies
2
:  characterized by unrestrained emotion :  frenzied
— or·gi·as·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of ORGIASTIC

Greek orgiastikos, from orgiazein to celebrate orgies, from orgia
First Known Use: 1846

Rhymes with ORGIASTIC

anelastic, chiliastic, chloroplastic, holophrastic, Hudibrastic, inelastic, metaplastic, onomastic, paraphrastic, pederastic, periphrastic, pleonastic, pyroclastic, superplastic, thermoplastic

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