saturnalian

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This novel’s density is saturnalian; its satire nimble; academics will tug at its themes, as if they were pinworms, for decades.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2022

“Funland” has a saturnalian organizing principle, and in this — no accident — it resembles the carnival, the amusement park or, in British terms, the fairgrounds.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2014

The manager bent an ear toward the outer door and recognized that there had been no resumption of the saturnalian chorus between his walls.

From Destiny by Buck, Charles Neville

A fortune, rapid and secure, darted before du Tillet's eyes like a flash of lightning in a saturnalian night.

From Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Balzac, Honoré de

Yes, there were gross elements: among the many recurring festivals, some were gross and saturnalian enough.

From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth