sesquipedalian

  • 121polysyllabic word — noun a word of more than three syllables • Syn: ↑polysyllable • Derivationally related forms: ↑polysyllabic (for: ↑polysyllable) • Hypernyms: ↑word …

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  • 122sesquipedal — seˈskwipədəl, sə̇ˈs adjective Etymology: Latin sesquipedalis : sesquipedalian …

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  • 123ses|qui|pe|da|li|an — «SEHS kwih puh DAY lee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very long; containing many syllables. 2. using or given to using long words: »The words gathered size like snowballs, and towards the end of her letter Miss Jenkyns used to become quite… …

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