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单词 sesquipedalian
释义
Sesquipedalian
nnoun.communicationa very long word (a foot and a half long)
Synset:sesquipedalia
Derivationally Related Form:sesquipedalian
Hypernyms:polysyllabic word polysyllable
Inherited Hypernyms:sesquipedalianpolysyllablewordlanguage unitpartrelationabstractionentity
adj satadj.allgiven to the overuse of long words
Examples:
  • sesquipedalian orators
  • this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money
Antonyms:unpretentious
Derivationally Related Form:sesquipedality
Inherited Hypernyms:sesquipedalian
Similar to:pretentious
adj satadj.all(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
Synset:polysyllabic
Examples:
  • sesquipedalian technical terms
Antonyms:short
Derivationally Related Form:polysyllablesesquipedalitysesquipedalian
Inherited Hypernyms:polysyllabic
Similar to:long
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