dithyrambic

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dithyrambic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dithyrambic \Dith`y*ram"bic\, a. [L. dithyrambicus, Gr. ?: cf.
     F. dithyrambique.]
     Pertaining to, or resembling, a dithyramb; wild and
     boisterous. "Dithyrambic sallies." --Longfellow. -- n. A
     dithyrambic poem; a dithyramb.
     [1913 Webster]

dithyrambic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dithyrambic
      adj 1: of or in the manner of a dithyramb