ses·qui·pe·da·lian (s s kw -p-d l y n)n. A long word. adj. 1. Given to or characterized by the use of long words. 2. Long and ponderous; polysyllabic. |
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| Noun | 1. | sesquipedalian - a very long word (a foot and a half long) polysyllabic word, polysyllable - a word of more than three syllables |
| Adj. | 1. | sesquipedalian - given to the overuse of long words; "sesquipedalian orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money" pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" |
| 2. | sesquipedalian - (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms" long - primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long" |
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