"orgiastic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒiˈæstɪk/ [UK, US] Forms: more orgiastic [comparative], most orgiastic [superlative]
Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀργιαστικός (orgiastikós, “exciting”), from ὀργιαστής (orgiastḗs, “orgy celebrator”), from ὀργιάζειν (orgiázein, “to celebrate orgies”), from ὄργια (órgia). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ὀργιαστικός||exciting}} Ancient Greek ὀργιαστικός (orgiastikós, “exciting”), {{m|grc|ὀργιαστής||orgy celebrator}} ὀργιαστής (orgiastḗs, “orgy celebrator”), {{m|grc|ὀργιάζειν||to celebrate orgies}} ὀργιάζειν (orgiázein, “to celebrate orgies”), {{m|grc|ὄργια}} ὄργια (órgia) Head templates: {{en-adj}} orgiastic (comparative more orgiastic, superlative most orgiastic)
  1. Relating to an orgy; uncontrolled, wild. Translations (relating to an orgy): գինարբուքային (ginarbukʻayin) (Armenian), խրախճանային (xraxčanayin) (Armenian), օրգիաստիկ (ōrgiastik) (Armenian), разюздан (razjuzdan) (Bulgarian), необуздан (neobuzdan) (Bulgarian), orgiastique (French), orgiškas (Lithuanian), ра́зуздан (rázuzdan) [masculine] (Macedonian), оргија́шки (orgijáški) [masculine] (Macedonian), orgiastyczny (Polish), разну́зданный (raznúzdannyj) (Russian), orgiástico (Spanish), orgiastisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-orgiastic-en-adj-g-e7W4cd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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