| 单词 | sesquipedalianism |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˌsesquipeˈdalianism ˌsesquipeˈdalianism n. style characterized by the use of long words; lengthiness. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > wordmongering > sesquipedalianism polysyllabicism1807 sesquipedalianism1863 sesquipedalism1873 big-wordiness1874 1863 Sat. Rev. 440 How dear to his heart must be that marvellous sesquipedalianism in which he ordinarily revels. 1887 W. C. Russell Bk. for Hammock (1893) 120 Everything must be done quickly at sea: there is no time for sesquipedalianism. < as lemmas |
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