- 1. a. Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words. Source: opted
- 2. adj. given to the overuse of long words Source: wordnet
- 3. adj. (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables Source: wordnet
- 4. n. a very word/long">long word (a foot and a half long) Source: wordnet
- 5. Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words. Source: webster
- 6. n. a very word/long">long word (a foot and a half long) s. given to the overuse of long words Source: ecdict
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