Definition of sesquipedalian in English:

sesquipedalian

adjective ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪənˌsɛskwəpəˈdeɪljən

formal

1(of a word) polysyllabic; long.
sesquipedalian surnames
Example sentencesExamples
- Helplessly, he would manipulate every sesquipedalian word he encountered until he had wrung all possible combinations out of it.
- Geologists (who never shy away from sesquipedalian words) call the process ‘differentiation.’
Synonyms
bombastic, pompous, overblown, overripe, inflated, high-flown, affected, pretentious, grandiose, florid, flowery, ornate, magniloquent, grandiloquent, rhetorical, oratorical, orotund
1. 1.1 Characterized by long words; long-winded.
  the sesquipedalian prose of scientific journals
  Example sentencesExamples
  The work started as a monologue, a rather sesquipedalian, somewhat dithering Englishwoman's reverie about Kabul based on a 1965 guidebook to that city.
  This isn't some pretentious, sesquipedalian piece of drivel, but a mad, inspired, fun must-read.
  The English of the New Jerusalem Bible and New American Bible is sesquipedalian and nearly impossible to read aloud at times.
  Synonyms
  lengthy, long, overlong, prolonged, protracted, long-drawn-out, interminable, tedious, wearisome, boring

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin sesquipedalis 'a foot and a half long', from sesqui- (see sesqui-) + pes, ped- 'foot'.

Rhymes

alien, Australian, bacchanalian, Castalian, Deucalion, episcopalian, Hegelian, madrigalian, mammalian, Pygmalion, Salian, saturnalian, tatterdemalion, Thessalian, Westphalian

Definition of sesquipedalian in US English:

sesquipedalian

adjectiveˌseskwəpəˈdālyənˌsɛskwəpəˈdeɪljən

formal

1(of a word) polysyllabic; long.
sesquipedalian surnames
Example sentencesExamples
- Geologists (who never shy away from sesquipedalian words) call the process ‘differentiation.’
- Helplessly, he would manipulate every sesquipedalian word he encountered until he had wrung all possible combinations out of it.
Synonyms
bombastic, pompous, overblown, overripe, inflated, high-flown, affected, pretentious, grandiose, florid, flowery, ornate, magniloquent, grandiloquent, rhetorical, oratorical, orotund
1. 1.1 Characterized by long words; long-winded.
  the sesquipedalian prose of scientific journals
  Example sentencesExamples
  This isn't some pretentious, sesquipedalian piece of drivel, but a mad, inspired, fun must-read.
  The work started as a monologue, a rather sesquipedalian, somewhat dithering Englishwoman's reverie about Kabul based on a 1965 guidebook to that city.
  The English of the New Jerusalem Bible and New American Bible is sesquipedalian and nearly impossible to read aloud at times.
  Synonyms
  lengthy, long, overlong, prolonged, protracted, long-drawn-out, interminable, tedious, wearisome, boring

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin sesquipedalis ‘a foot and a half long’, from sesqui- (see sesqui-) + pes, ped- ‘foot’.

单词	sesquipedalian
释义	Definition of sesquipedalian in English: sesquipedalian adjective ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪənˌsɛskwəpəˈdeɪljən formal 1(of a word) polysyllabic; long. sesquipedalian surnames Example sentencesExamples Helplessly, he would manipulate every sesquipedalian word he encountered until he had wrung all possible combinations out of it. Geologists (who never shy away from sesquipedalian words) call the process ‘differentiation.’ Synonyms bombastic, pompous, overblown, overripe, inflated, high-flown, affected, pretentious, grandiose, florid, flowery, ornate, magniloquent, grandiloquent, rhetorical, oratorical, orotund 1.1 Characterized by long words; long-winded. the sesquipedalian prose of scientific journals Example sentencesExamples The work started as a monologue, a rather sesquipedalian, somewhat dithering Englishwoman's reverie about Kabul based on a 1965 guidebook to that city. This isn't some pretentious, sesquipedalian piece of drivel, but a mad, inspired, fun must-read. The English of the New Jerusalem Bible and New American Bible is sesquipedalian and nearly impossible to read aloud at times. Synonyms lengthy, long, overlong, prolonged, protracted, long-drawn-out, interminable, tedious, wearisome, boring Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin sesquipedalis 'a foot and a half long', from sesqui- (see sesqui-) + pes, ped- 'foot'. Rhymes alien, Australian, bacchanalian, Castalian, Deucalion, episcopalian, Hegelian, madrigalian, mammalian, Pygmalion, Salian, saturnalian, tatterdemalion, Thessalian, Westphalian Definition of sesquipedalian in US English: sesquipedalian adjectiveˌseskwəpəˈdālyənˌsɛskwəpəˈdeɪljən formal 1(of a word) polysyllabic; long. sesquipedalian surnames Example sentencesExamples Geologists (who never shy away from sesquipedalian words) call the process ‘differentiation.’ Helplessly, he would manipulate every sesquipedalian word he encountered until he had wrung all possible combinations out of it. Synonyms bombastic, pompous, overblown, overripe, inflated, high-flown, affected, pretentious, grandiose, florid, flowery, ornate, magniloquent, grandiloquent, rhetorical, oratorical, orotund 1.1 Characterized by long words; long-winded. the sesquipedalian prose of scientific journals Example sentencesExamples This isn't some pretentious, sesquipedalian piece of drivel, but a mad, inspired, fun must-read. The work started as a monologue, a rather sesquipedalian, somewhat dithering Englishwoman's reverie about Kabul based on a 1965 guidebook to that city. The English of the New Jerusalem Bible and New American Bible is sesquipedalian and nearly impossible to read aloud at times. Synonyms lengthy, long, overlong, prolonged, protracted, long-drawn-out, interminable, tedious, wearisome, boring Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin sesquipedalis ‘a foot and a half long’, from sesqui- (see sesqui-) + pes, ped- ‘foot’.
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