2 entries under this word

Dithyrambic

Dith'y-rām'bic, a.

adjective

a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a dithyramb; wild, impetuous, and boisterous.

Dith'y-răm'bic, n.

noun

n. [Lat. dithyrambicus, Gr. διθυραμβικός, Fr. dithyrambique. See supra.] 1. A dithyramb. Johnson. 2. A poem written in wild, enthusiastic strains, resembling a dithyramb. Walsh.