Found 2 items, similar to Sesquipedalian.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sesquipedalian
sesquipedalian
adj 1: given to the overuse of long words;
“sesquipedalian
orators”;
“this sesquipedalian way of saying one has
no money”
2: (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables;
“sesquipedalian technical terms” [syn:
polysyllabic]
n : a very long word (a foot and a half long) [syn:
sesquipedalia]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sesquipedalian
Sesquipedal
\Ses*quip"e*dal\, Sesquipedalian
\Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an\, a. [Sesqui- + pedal: cf. F.
sesquip['e]dal, L. sesquipedalis.]
Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a
sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long
words.
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