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or·gi·as·tic   (ôr'jē-ās'tĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an orgy.

  2. Arousing or causing unrestrained emotion; frenzied.


[Greek orgiastikos, from orgiastēs, celebrant of orgies, from orgiazein, to celebrate orgies, from orgia, orgies; see orgy.]
or'gi·ast' n., or'gi·as'ti·cal·ly adv.
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