Definition of Sesqoipedalian
{ Ses*quip"e*dal (?), Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an (?), }
a. [Sesqui- + pedal: cf. F.
sesquipédal, L. sesquipedalis.] Measuring or
containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; --
sometimes humorously applied to long words.
{ Ses*quip"e*dal (?), Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an (?), }
a. [Sesqui- + pedal: cf. F.
sesquipédal, L. sesquipedalis.] Measuring or
containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; --
sometimes humorously applied to long words.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A long word.
- Something that is a foot and a half long, e.g. long words.
- Long in nature and being.
- Given to the use of overly long words; as a sesquipedalian writer or speaker.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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