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.