bacchanalian
Definition of bacchanalian:
part of speech: adjective
Riotous; pertaining to revelling and drinking.
part of speech: noun
One who indulges to excess in intoxicating drinks; one engaged in noisy and drunken revels.
Usage examples:
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And beside the huge city omnibus there toil, slowly, heavily- laden carts to which are harnessed long trains of huge white Norman steeds, with blue sheepskins upon their backs and bells around their necks, bells which have a rustic simple sound amid all the demoniac clatter of Paris, like the clear voices of children heard in some Bacchanalian revel.
Ossip Schubin in "Erlach Court". -
That other great race of ancient times which fattened on the spoils of Europe and Asia- I refer to the Romans- treated the art with less concern, and employed it in a cruder form at the celebration of their victories and Bacchanalian revels.
William Johnson Galloway in "The Operatic Problem".