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
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
The spirit is that of the scherzo, and the main theme is the catchiest imaginable, the rhythm curious and irresistible, and the entire mood saturnalian.
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
