sesquipedalian
51sesquipedalianism — noun a) The practice of using long, sometimes obscure, words in speech or writing. b) A very long word. See Also: sequi , sesquipedal, sesquipedian …
52sesquipedalianist — noun A person who tends to use sesquipedalian words. Ant: non sesquipedalianist …
53brachysyllabic — adjective Having few syllables. Ant: polysyllabic, sesquipedalian …
54polysyllabicism — noun The state or characteristic of having a polysyllabic or overly complex style. It will only facilitate the acquirement of a sesquipedalian diction, having the polysyllabicism without the precision of Johnson. See Also: polysyllable,… …
55hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia — noun /ˌhɪ.pə.pɒ.təˈmɒn.strəˌsɛ.skwɪ.pɪˈdeɪ.lɪəˌfoʊ.bɪə/ The fear of long words. It is literally the hippopotamus and monster related fear of very long words. Ben is a sufferer of a mild form of hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia Syn:… …
56grandiloquent — adjective /ɡɹænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/ overly wordy, pompous, flowery, or elaborate. Syn: bombastic, extravagant, flowery, ostentatious, pretentious …
57sesquipedality — noun /ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdæləti/ An instance or condition of being sesquipedalian. , 1760: Imagine to yourself a little, squat, uncourtly figure of a Doctor Slop, of about four feet and a half perpendicular height, with a breadth of back, and a… …
58List of phobias — This article is about the suffix phobia. For the class of psychological disorders, see Phobia. Contents 1 Psychological conditions 1.1 Animal phobias …
59Minced oaths in literature — It is common to find minced oaths in literature. Writers often include minced oaths instead of profanity in their writing so that they won t offend audiences or incur censorship. Contents 1 Novels 2 Comic books 3 Film 4 …
60William F. Buckley, Jr. — William Frank Buckley, Jr. William F. Buckley, Jr. en 1985 …
