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or·gi·as·tic

(ôr′jē-ăs′tĭk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an orgy.

2. Arousing or causing unrestrained emotion; frenzied.

[Greek orgiastikos, from orgiastēs, celebrant of orgies, from orgiazein, to celebrate orgies, from orgia, orgies; see orgy.]

or′gi·ast′ n.

or′gi·as′ti·cal·ly adv.

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orgiastically

(ˌɔːdʒɪˈæstɪkəlɪ)

adv

in the manner of an orgy

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