sesquipedalian

14 letters · noun · scores 4,600 in SpellHuntr

noun

a very long word (a foot and a half long)

adjective

given to the overuse of long words

Sesquipedalian in a sentence

‘Sometimes we converse in ballad-rhymes, sometimes in Johnsonian sesquipedalians; at tea we condescend to riddles and charades.’

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