Saturnalian
- a word derived from Saturnalia.
Example Sentences
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But when they flew into L.A. for their first sold-out gig at the Roxy in early November, there was one local site of Saturnalian bad behavior they just had to visit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
Sun Ra’s taste for outrageous outfits and Saturnalian mythology was central to his work, yet sometimes overshadowed his musical importance—he was the most revolutionary American big-band leader after Duke Ellington.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 10, 2015
In the earliest colonial days, funerals were a Saturnalian safety valve.
From Time Magazine Archive
In order to make this Saturnalian amusement general in the family, you sent it down stairs, that judges and juries might partake of the entertainment.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
Altogether, this time of trouble was rather a Saturnalian time to Kezia; she could scold her betters with unreproved freedom.
From The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George
