Definitions for sesquipedalian

Overview of noun sesquipedalian

The noun sesquipedalian has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. sesquipedalian, sesquipedalia

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

Overview of adj sesquipedalian

The adj sesquipedalian has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. sesquipedalian

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

2. polysyllabic, sesquipedalian

((of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms")