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Sesquipedalian
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Meaning
Noun
●
A long word.
●
A person who
uses
long words.
Adj
●
Long; polysyllabic.
●
In People:
Pertaining to or
given to
the use of
overly
long words.
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Wiktionary
Origin
sesquipedalian
English
sesquipedalis
Latin
sesqui-
English
sēsqui
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Polysyllabic
Verbose
Sonorous
Antonyms
Monosyllabic
Brachysyllabic
Concise
Related
Loquacious
Prolix
Supercilious
Florid
Prescriptivist
Circumlocution
Abstruse
Laconic
Garrulous
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