| 单词 | sesquipedalian |
| 释义 | Word Frequency sesquipedalian(ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən) or less commonly sesquipedal (sɛsˈkwɪpədəl) adjective 1. tending to use very long words 2. (of words or expressions) long and ponderous; polysyllabic noun 3. a polysyllabic word Derived forms sesquipedalianism (ˌsesquipeˈdalianism) or sesquipedality noun Word origin C17: from Latin sēsquipedālis of a foot and a half (coined by Horace in Ars Poetica), from sesqui- + pedālis of the foot, from pēs foot |
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