dithyrambic

[ dith-uh-ram-bik ]

/ ˌdɪθ əˈræm bɪk /

of, relating to, or of the nature of a dithyramb, or an impassioned oration.

wildly irregular in form.

wildly enthusiastic.

Origin of dithyrambic

1595–1605; < Latin dithyrambicus < Greek dithyrambikós. See dithyramb, -ic

dith·y·ram·bi·cal·ly, adverb un·dith·y·ram·bic, adjective

This was the dithyrambic exaltation they had ardently waited for.

A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories |Bret Harte
Ion, having carried off the prize in a dithyrambic contest, distributed to every Athenian citizen a cup of Chian wine.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 |Various
Turning to the dithyrambic utterances of the London Press at the time we can hardly wonder at the hallucination.

In the Heart of Vosges |Matilda Betham-Edwards
I assure you that I am not in the least degree capable of writing a dithyrambic ode, or any other kind of ode.

Maria Edgeworth |Helen Zimmern

And of harp-playing and dithyrambic poetry in general, what would you say?

Gorgias |Plato

dithyrambic

/ (ˌdɪθɪˈræmbɪk) /

prosody of or relating to a dithyramb

passionately eloquent

dithyrambically, adverb