sesquipedalian

Meanings

• a very long word (a foot and a half long)
• 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"

Synonyms

• sesquipedalia
• polysyllabic

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