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sesquipedalian - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sesquipedalian' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sesquipedalian [ a.]
- Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words.

Meaning of 'sesquipedalian' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sesquipedalian [ s]
Meaning (1):
- given to the overuse of long words
Example in sentence:
  • sesquipedalian orators;
  • this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money
Meaning (2):
- (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
Example in sentence:
  • sesquipedalian technical terms

Nearby Words:

sesame sesamoid sesamoidal sesban sesqui- sesquialter sesquialtera sesquialteral sesquialterate sesquialterous

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