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sesquipedalian

[ ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn, -deyl-yuhn ]

adjective

  1. given to using long words.
  2. (of a word) containing many syllables.


noun

  1. a sesquipedalian word.

sesquipedalian

/ sɛsˈkwɪpədəl; ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən /

adjective

  1. tending to use very long words
  2. (of words or expressions) long and ponderous; polysyllabic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a polysyllabic word
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܾˈ岹Ծ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ܾ··岹··ٲ [ses-kwi-pi-, dal, -i-tee], qܾ··岹l·· ·ܾ··岹· [ses-, kwip, -i-dl-iz-, uh, m, ‑kwi-, peed, -l-iz-, uh, m], noun
  • ܲȴ·ܾ··岹l· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sesquipedalian1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin ܾ “measuring a foot and a half ”( sesqui-, pedal ) + -ian
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sesquipedalian1

C17: from Latin ŧܾ of a foot and a half (coined by Horace in Ars Poetica ), from sesqui- + of the foot, from ŧ foot
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Example Sentences

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For close to five hours his glamorous congregation are kept rapt with a medley of his greatest gospel hits, interspersed with prayer, speaking in tongues and a sesquipedalian sermon on the five foolish virgins.

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Wilbur performed his silly antics; Templeton raced around to gather sesquipedalian words; the geese clucked around and were generally a nuisance.

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It was, to use a philosopher’s sesquipedalian word, an act of supererogation.

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By the way, this is sometimes known in more general circles as sesquipedalian loquaciousness.

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yvlog length, for example, is something the author might think to change—sure, some people are more prone to “utilize sesquipedalian lexical items,” he jokes, but that can change with their audiences.

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