sesquipedalian

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A long word.

   ““The fine old fellow,” as a Northern contemporary of ours patronizingly calls him, certainly rolled out his sesquipedalians with a majesty previously unknown, and gave a fine organ-like swell to his full-blow periods;”

2. isim A person who uses long words.

   “Word-watchers, verbivores, and sesquipedalians love a challenge.”

3. sıfat Long; polysyllabic.

   “The most common use of "antidisestablishmentarianism" is as an example of a sesquipedalian word.”

4. sıfat Pertaining to or given to the use of overly long words.

   “Our dinner guest was so sesquipedalian that no one could understand what he said.”