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DictionaryorgiasticWild excitement
adjective

orgiastic

or-jee-AS-tik/ˌɔːrdʒiˈæstɪk/

Marked by wildly unrestrained pleasure or revelry.

The orgiastic celebration sends food and cups tumbling as the adults dance wildly.

Two adults in an exuberantly excessive dance celebration, laughing with abandon as their flailing movement overturns a party table and sends cake, fruit, and cups tumbling.
Etymology
orgiasticGreekfit for orgies, exciting

Greek orgiastikos referred to religious celebrations marked by extravagant dancing, singing, and drinking. That association with wild revelry underlies the broader sense of frantically enthusiastic or uncontrolled pleasure.

More examples

  • The banquet becomes an orgiastic feast of rich food and wine.
  • The pounding music sends the dancers into an orgiastic frenzy.
  • The novel describes an orgiastic party full of drinking and sex.

Forms

orgiastic

orgy noun — A gathering marked by unrestrained indulgence.

Similar words

ecstatic
Emphasizes overwhelming joy rather than wild or uninhibited behavior.
riotous
Emphasizes noisy, disorderly activity rather than intense pleasure.
hedonistic
Emphasizes pursuing pleasure as a priority, not necessarily frenzy.