Overview of noun sesquipedalian

The noun sesquipedalian has 1 sense

• sesquipedalian, sesquipedalia -- (a very long word (a foot and a half long))

Overview of adj sesquipedalian

The adj sesquipedalian has 2 senses

• sesquipedalian -- (given to the overuse of long words; "sesquipedalian orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money")


• polysyllabic, sesquipedalian -- ((of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms")