Bacchanalian

Ortygia's port we leave, and skim the mere; / soon Naxos' Bacchanalian hills appear, / and past Olearos and Donysa, crowned / with trees, and Paros' snowy cliffs we steer. / Far-scattered shine the Cyclades renowned, / and clustering isles thick-sown in many a glittering sound.

Kenneth Hoagland was disturbed by what he called the bacchanalian aspects of prom-night festivities — including drinking binges, sex parties at motels, and tragic highway crashes.

Near-synonyms: bacchic, bacchian; Dionysiac, Dionysian; dionysiac, dionysian

Even Bacchanalian madness has its charms.

The dancing and shouting of the children around the fire had become even more bacchanalian.

With the help of a sleepy waiter, Little Billee got the bacchanalian into his room and lit his candle for him, and, disengaging himself from his maudlin embraces, left him to wallow in solitude.

Within three hours we'd drunk the place dry. Miraculously, we all made it back on the bus, but I've never seen a more bacchanalian scene of wanton debauchery than the ride back to the hotel.

With the help of a sleepy waiter, Little Billee got the bacchanalian into his room and lit his candle for him, and, disengaging himself from his maudlin embraces, left him to wallow in solitude.