sesquipedalian

IPA: seɪskwipidˈeɪɫiʌn

noun

  • A long word.
  • A person who uses long words.

adjective

  • (of a word or words) Long; polysyllabic.
  • Pertaining to or given to the use of overly long words.
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Examples of "sesquipedalian" in Sentences

  • By the way, sesquipedalian means to use a larger vocabulary.
  • He is a sesquipedalian, but has the intellectual depth of a chipmunk.
  • This is an encyclopedia, not an exercise for obscurantist sesquipedalianism.

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