Sardanapalian
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the name of the literary character Sardanapalus.
Adjective[edit]
Sardanapalian (comparative more Sardanapalian, superlative most Sardanapalian)
- Decadently luxurious or sensual.
- Having the attributes of Sardanapalus. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
References[edit]
- Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, Angus Stevenson and Georgia Hole, editors (2007), “Sardanapalian”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 6th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Mrs. Byrne [Josefa Heifetz Byrne] (1979) “Sardanapalian”, in Mrs. Byrne’s Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words: Gathered from Numerous and Diverse Authoritative Sources, London: Granada Publishing, →ISBN.