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dithyrambic
[ dith-uh-ram-bik ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or of the nature of a dithyramb, or an impassioned oration.
- wildly irregular in form.
- wildly enthusiastic.
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Other Words From
- dithy·rambi·cal·ly adverb
- undith·y·rambic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dithyrambic1
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Example Sentences
"Let me celebrate, above all, the little red wine," says Ambrose in a brief dithyrambic note.
Popular satisfaction manifested itself in enthusiastic fetes and dithyrambic felicitations.
The National Assembly soon tired of Chaumette's dithyrambic utterances.
Finally, the pages of the Autobiography ring with the dithyrambic praise of his "almost infallible counsellor."
Now and then a dithyrambic rapture came over him, especially when there was wine in his blood.
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