English Dictionary
Definition of “sesquipedal”
Word Frequency
sesquipedalian (ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən
) or less commonly sesquipedal (sɛsˈkwɪpədəl
)
Definitions
adjective
- tending to use very long words
- (of words or expressions) long and ponderous; polysyllabic
noun
- a polysyllabic word
Derived Forms
ˌsesquipeˈdalianism nounWord Origin
C17: from Latin sēsquipedālis of a foot and a half (coined by Horace in Ars Poetica), from sesqui- + pedālis of the foot, from pēs footSponsored Links
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