maenadic

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UK/miːˈnadɪk/UK/mʌɪˈnadɪk/

adjective

Of, or pertaining to a maenad; frenzied.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivemaenadic (comparative more maenadic, superlative most maenadic)

comparative more maenadic · superlative most maenadic

  1. Of, or pertaining to a maenad; frenzied.First known use 19th c.

    Dionysus, with his Maenadic night-rites, is the body as internal womb-space, tunneled for eating and procreating.

    1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae

Origin

From maenad + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MadinceaMandaeiccamaenidcadamine
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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