- sardanapalian
- Being luxuriously effeminate like the Byron hero Sardanapalus
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
sardanapalian
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Sardanapalian — /sahr dn euh payl yeuhn, pay lee euhn/, adj. excessively luxurious or sensual. [1865 70; Sardanapal(us) a legendary Assyrian king proverbial for his decadence ( < L < Gk Sardanápal(l)os, perh. ult. < Akkadian Aššur ban apli Ashurbanipal) + IAN] * … Universalium
sardanapalian — adjective a) Decadently luxurious or sensual b) Having the attributes of … Wiktionary
sardanapalian — sar·da·na·pa·lian … English syllables
sardanapalian — |särdənə|pālyən, päl , lēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sardanapalus legendary last king of the Assyrian empire (from Latin, from Greek Sardanapalos) + English an : of, relating to, or characterized by the luxuriously sensual… … Useful english dictionary
