单词 | sesquipedalian |
释义 | sesquipedalian —sesquipedality /ses'kwi pi dal"i tee/, sesquipedalianism, sesquipedalism /ses kwip"i dl iz'euhm, -kwi peed"l iz'euhm/, n. /ses'kwi pi day"lee euhn, -dayl"yeuhn/, adj. Also, sesquipedal /ses kwip"i dl/. 1. given to using long words. 2. (of a word) containing many syllables. n. 3. a sesquipedalian word. [1605-15; < L sesquipedalis measuring a foot and a half (see SESQUI-, PEDAL) + -AN] |
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