Sardanapalian

English

Etymology

From the name of the literary character Sardanapalus.

Adjective

Sardanapalian (comparative more Sardanapalian, superlative most Sardanapalian)

1. Decadently luxurious or sensual.
2. Having the attributes of Sardanapalus. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

References

• 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.