bacchic

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adjective

Of or relating to Bacchus.

“Near-synonyms: Dionysiac, Dionysian”

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DionysiacDionysianbacchanalianbacchianbacchanalcarousingorgiasticintoxicated
OriginLatin Bacchicus →
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Meanings

bacchic1

adjectivebacchic (comparative more bacchic, superlative most bacchic)

comparative more bacchic · superlative most bacchic

  1. Of or relating to Bacchus.

    Near-synonyms: Dionysiac, Dionysian

    Synonyms: Dionysiac, Dionysian

  2. By extension, drunken.

    Near-synonyms: bacchanalian, bacchian; dionysiac, dionysian

    Synonyms: bacchanalian, bacchian, dionysiac, dionysian

  3. human sciencesRelating to a bacchius.

Bacchic2

adjectiveBacchic (comparative more Bacchic, superlative most Bacchic)

comparative more Bacchic · superlative most Bacchic

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of bacchic.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to Bacchus.

Similar
DionysiacDionysian

adjectiveBy extension, drunken.

Similar
bacchanalianbacchiandionysiacdionysian

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveused of riotously drunken merrymaking

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bacchanalianbacchanalcarousingorgiasticintoxicateddrunkinebriated
Also see
bacchanalbacchanaliancarousingdionysiacdrunkgoneinebriatedintoxicatedorgiasticripped

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. LatinBacchicus
  2. Englishbacchic

From Latin Bacchicus.

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Translations

Catalan bàquic
  • bàquicof or relating to Bacchus
French bachique
  • bachiqueof or relating to Bacchus
Italian bacchico
  • bacchicoof or relating to Bacchus
Polish bachiczny, bachusowy
  • bachicznyof or relating to Bacchus
  • bachusowyof or relating to Bacchus
Portuguese báquico
  • báquicoof or relating to Bacchus
Spanish báquico
  • báquicoof or relating to Bacchus
Cite this entry
APA

bacchic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacchic

MLA

“bacchic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacchic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bacchic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacchic.

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