sesquipedalian

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˈdeɪ.lɪ.ən/

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• Hyphenation: ses‧qui‧pe‧da‧li‧an

Adjective

Positive sesquipedalian

Comparative more sesquipedalian

Superlative most sesquipedalian

1. If a word is sesquipedalian, it is very long
2. If a text, a speech, etc. is sesquipedalian it has a lot of very long or difficult words that probably should be changed for simpler ones