lambiner

Updated: August 5, 2026

Of their own they have 'sardanapalisme, any piece of profuse luxury, from Sardanapalus. For 'lambiner, to dally or loiter over a task, they are indebted to Denis Lambin, a worthy Greek scholar of the sixteenth century, but accused of sluggish movement and wearisome diffuseness in style.

Richard Chenevix Trench - On the Study of Words