SESQUIPEDALIAN


Meaning of SESQUIPEDALIAN in English

[ses.qui.pe.da.lian] adj [L sesquipedalis, lit., a foot and a half long, fr. sesqui- + ped-, pes foot--more at foot] (1656) 1: having many syllables: long "~ terms"

2: given to or characterized by the use of long words "a ~ television commentator"

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