What does "maenadic" mean?

Of, or pertaining to a maenad; frenzied.

What is a synonym for "maenadic"?

Common synonyms include: amok, bacchic, berserk, desperate, foaming at the mouth, frantic.

//miːˈnadɪk// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
Of, or pertaining to a maenad; frenzied.
"Dionysus, with his Maenadic night-rites, is the body as internal womb-space, tunneled for eating and procreating."

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

From maenad + -ic.

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