Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sardanapalian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sar-dana-palian
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Decadently luxurious or sensual.

adj

Having the attributes of Sardanapalus.

Etymology

From the name of the literary character Sardanapalus.

Inflected Forms

more Sardanapalian (comparative) most Sardanapalian (superlative)

Questions

What does sardanapalian mean?: Decadently luxurious or sensual.
Where does sardanapalian come from?: From the name of the literary character Sardanapalus.

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