Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of an orgy.
- adjective Arousing or causing unrestrained emotion; frenzied.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or characteristic of the orgies or mystic festivities of the ancient Greeks, Phrygians, etc., especially those in honor of Bacchus or of Cybele; characterized by or consisting in wild, unnatural, impure, or cruel revelry; frantically enthusiastic: as, orgiastic rites; orgiastic worship. See
orgy .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or of the nature of, orgies.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to an
orgy ;wild ,uncontrolled .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of riotously drunken merrymaking
- adjective used of frenzied sexual activity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Aka, how do I get you to make me screaming in orgiastic frenzy?
Good vibrations. « 2008
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He spent the remainder of his last evening in orgiastic dissipation, for which I don’t blame him.
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He spent the remainder of his last evening in orgiastic dissipation, for which I don’t blame him.
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He spent the remainder of his last evening in orgiastic dissipation, for which I don’t blame him.
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Seriously, does anyone remember this kind of orgiastic response over el ...
Daniel Cubias: What Does An Obama Administration Mean for Latinos? 2008
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Seriously, does anyone remember this kind of orgiastic response over election results?
Daniel Cubias: What Does An Obama Administration Mean for Latinos? 2008
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Seriously, does anyone remember this kind of orgiastic response over el ...
Daniel Cubias: What Does An Obama Administration Mean for Latinos? 2008
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"Modern Architecture Uninhibited," he scoffed, Googie was "orgiastic" and "organic," a more-is-better modern art in which anything goes, even at the risk of incoherence.
chron.com Chronicle 2009
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Now until she gets caught on film in some kind of orgiastic foray into the vast sexual unknown for fun and profit she has plenty of conservative cred in the minds of the average Californian.
Hot Air » Top Picks 2009
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San Francisco, California - Conservative groups confront SF mayor for "orgiastic"
QueerClick 2008
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