SARDANAPALIAN


Meaning of SARDANAPALIAN in English

/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 ( Sardanápal ( l ) os, perh. ult. Aššur-ban-apli Ashurbanipal) + -IAN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .