"maenadic" meaning in English

See maenadic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /miːˈnadɪk/ [UK], /mʌɪˈnadɪk/ [UK] Forms: more maenadic [comparative], most maenadic [superlative]
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  1. Of, or pertaining to a maenad; frenzied. Derived forms: maenadically Related terms: Bacchanalian, bacchanalian, Dionysian, dionysian
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