maenadic

English

Etymology

From maenad +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /miːˈnadɪk/, /mʌɪˈnadɪk/

Adjective

maenadic (comparative more maenadic, superlative most maenadic)

Of, or pertaining to a maenad; frenzied. [from 19th c.]
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
  Dionysus, with his Maenadic night-rites, is the body as internal womb-space, tunneled for eating and procreating.

Derived terms

maenadically

Anagrams

cadamine, camaenid

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