Word For the Day - CORYBANTIC

www.dictionary.com ^ | 09-01-2017 | Red Badger

[Red Badger]

corybantic [kawr-uh-ban-tik, kor-]

Word Origin

adjective

1. frenzied; agitated; unrestrained.

2. (initial capital letter). Also, Corybantian [kawr-uh-ban-shuh n, kor-] (Show IPA), Corybantine [kawr-uh-ban-tin, -tahyn, kor-] (Show IPA). of or relating to a Corybant.

Origin of corybantic: 1635-1645 First recorded in 1635-45; Corybant + -ic

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day........

[Albion Wilde]

Corybantic was the word for the day two days ago:

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3581702/posts

[Red Badger]

Yes, I discovered that.

I chose my word purely at random. It was also Word for the day almost exactly a year ago!............

[Albion Wilde]

And here I thought it was the antics of Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. :-)