Definition of SESQUIPEDALIAN

sesquipedalian

Meanings

Plural: sesquipedalians

Noun

  • a very long word (a foot and a half long)
  • A long word.
  • A person who uses long words.

Adjective Satellite

  • given to the overuse of long words
    • "sesquipedalian orators"
    • "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money"
  • (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
    • "sesquipedalian technical terms"

Adj

  • Long; polysyllabic.
  • Pertaining to or given to the use of overly long words.

Origin / Etymology

From sesquipedal + -ian (adjective- and noun-forming suffix), root from Latin sēsquipedālis (literally “a foot and a half long”), from Latin sēsqui (“one and a half times”) + Latin pedālis (“measuring a foot, foot (relational)”) (an adjective from pēs (“foot”)).

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