sesquipedalian
noun
1 sesquipedalian
A very long word (a foot and a half long).
synonym: sesquipedalia.
adjective
1 sesquipedalian
Given to the overuse of long words.
Roget 577: ornament etc. v.; beautified etc. 847; ornate, florid, rich, flowery; euphuistic†, euphemistic; sonorous; high-sounding, ... show more
Roget 200: long, longsome†; lengthy, wiredrawn†, outstretched; lengthened etc. v.; sesquipedalian etc. (words) 577; interminable, no end of; ... show more
2 sesquipedalian
of words Long and ponderous; having many syllables:
— Sesquipedalian technical terms.
synonym: polysyllabic.
Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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