sesquipedalian word

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• sesquipedalian — 1. noun /ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən/ a) A person who uses long words. b) A long word. 2. adjective /ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən/ a) long; polysyllabic. More people know the sesquipedalian word …   Wiktionary

• sesquipedalian — /ˌsɛskwipəˈdeɪliən/ (say .seskweepuh dayleeuhn) adjective 1. measuring a foot and a half. 2. (of words or expressions) very long: *it had been an entertainment for my seniors in my infancy to tutor me in a sesquipedalian vocabulary, so we… …  

• sesquipedalian — sesquipedality /ses kwi pi dal i tee/, sesquipedalianism, sesquipedalism /ses kwip i dl iz euhm, kwi peed l iz euhm/, n. /ses kwi pi day lee euhn, dayl yeuhn/, adj. Also, sesquipedal /ses kwip i dl/. 1. given to using long words. 2. (of a word)… …   Universalium

• sesquipedalian — [seskwip′ə dəlses΄kwi pə dā′lē ən, ses΄kwipə dāl′yən] adj. [< L sesquipedalis, of a foot and a half < sesqui (see SESQUI ) + pedalis < pes (gen. pedis), a FOOT] 1. measuring a foot and a half 2. very long: said of words 3. using, or… …   English World dictionary

• sesquipedalian — I noun a very long word (a foot and a half long) • Syn: ↑sesquipedalia • Hypernyms: ↑polysyllable, ↑polysyllabic word II adjective 1. given to the overuse of long words …   Useful english dictionary

• sesquipedalian — [17] Sesquipedalian means etymologically ‘a foot and a half long’. Its use in English was inspired by the Roman poet Horace’s phrase sesquipedalia verba, literally ‘words a foot and a half long’, hence ‘preposterously long words that sound… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• sesquipedalian — [17] Sesquipedalian means etymologically ‘a foot and a half long’. Its use in English was inspired by the Roman poet Horace’s phrase sesquipedalia verba, literally ‘words a foot and a half long’, hence ‘preposterously long words that sound… …   Word origins

• sesquipedalian — Synonyms and related words: Latinate, a mile long, awkward, bombastic, cramped, cumbrous, elephantine, extensive, far flung, far reaching, fargoing, forced, formal, grandiloquence, guinde, halting, hard word, heavy, inkhorn, interminable,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• sesquipedalian — ses·qui·pe da·li·an || ‚seskwɪpɪ deɪlɪən n. word containing many syllables adj. very long, containing many syllables (of a word); tending to use very long words …   English contemporary dictionary

• sesquipedalian —  A long word …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• sesquipedalian — [ˌsɛskwɪpɪ deɪlɪən] adjective formal (of a word) polysyllabic; long. ↘characterized by long words; long winded. Origin C17: from L. sesquipedalis a foot and a half long , from sesqui (see sesqui ) + pes, ped foot …   English new terms dictionary