SESQUIPEDALIAN


Meaning of SESQUIPEDALIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌses-kwə-pə-ˈdāl-yən ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin sesquipedalis, literally, a foot and a half long, from sesqui- + ped-, pes foot — more at foot

Date: 1656

1. : having many syllables : long

sesquipedalian terms

2. : given to or characterized by the use of long words

a sesquipedalian television commentator

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.