Bacchical

/bəˈkɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Bacchus or bacchic revelry; involving wild drunken celebration.

Etymology

From bacchic plus the suffix -al, creating the adjective form; ultimately derived from Latin bacchicus and Greek Bakchos.

Kelly Says

The -al suffix turns almost any word into an adjective, which is why you can have 'bacchic' and 'bacchical' meaning nearly the same thing—English lets you build related words like LEGO blocks.

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