Sardanapalian

[ sahr-dn-uh-peyl-yuhn, -pey-lee-uhn ]

/ ˌsɑr dn əˈpeɪl yən, -ˈpeɪ li ən /

adjective

excessively luxurious or sensual.

Origin of Sardanapalian

1865–70; Sardanapal(us) a legendary Assyrian king proverbial for his decadence (<Latin <Greek Sardanápal(l)os, perhaps ultimately <Akkadian Aššur-ban-apli Ashurbanipal) + -ian

Words nearby Sardanapalian

sarcotic, sarcotubules, sarcous, sard, sardana, Sardanapalian, Sardanapalus, sardar, Sardegna, sardine, Sardinia

Example sentences from the Web for Sardanapalian

And it was for this, then, that all these Sardanapalian accusations had been piled upon my head.
Eyes Like the Sea|Mr Jkai
They copy the luxuries, the inborn vices of the blue blood of Europe's crowned Sardanapalian autocrats.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas|Richard Henry Savage
The first movement has the martial pomp and hauteur and the Sardanapalian opulence and color that mark 294 a barbaric triumph.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes
The cacique was taken prisoner and with him his entire Sardanapalian court.
De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt

单词	sardanapalian
释义	Sardanapalian [ sahr-dn-uh-peyl-yuhn, -pey-lee-uhn ] / ˌsɑr dn əˈpeɪl yən, -ˈpeɪ li ən / adjective excessively luxurious or sensual. Origin of Sardanapalian 1865–70; Sardanapal(us) a legendary Assyrian king proverbial for his decadence (<Latin <Greek Sardanápal(l)os, perhaps ultimately <Akkadian Aššur-ban-apli Ashurbanipal) + -ian Words nearby Sardanapalian sarcotic, sarcotubules, sarcous, sard, sardana, Sardanapalian, Sardanapalus, sardar, Sardegna, sardine, Sardinia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Sardanapalian And it was for this, then, that all these Sardanapalian accusations had been piled upon my head. Eyes Like the Sea\|Mr Jkai They copy the luxuries, the inborn vices of the blue blood of Europe's crowned Sardanapalian autocrats. The Little Lady of Lagunitas\|Richard Henry Savage The first movement has the martial pomp and hauteur and the Sardanapalian opulence and color that mark 294 a barbaric triumph. Contemporary American Composers\|Rupert Hughes The cacique was taken prisoner and with him his entire Sardanapalian court. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt
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