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SESQUIPEDALIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very long word (a foot and a half long)
Synonyms:
sesquipedalia; sesquipedalian
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sesquipedalian" is a kind of...):
polysyllabic word; polysyllable (a word of more than three syllables)
Derivation:
sesquipedalian ((of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
Example:
sesquipedalian technical terms
Synonyms:
polysyllabic; sesquipedalian
Classified under:
Similar:
long (primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified)
Derivation:
sesquipedalian (a very long word (a foot and a half long))
sesquipedality (using long words)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Given to the overuse of long words
Example:
this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money
Classified under:
Similar:
pretentious (making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction)
Derivation:
sesquipedality (using long words)
