sesquipedalian 的 2 个定义
Also ses·quip·e·dal [ses-kwip-i-dl]. /sɛsˈkwɪp ɪ dl/.
- given to using long words.
- containing many syllables.
- a sesquipedalian word.
更多sesquipedalian例句
- You know I am nothing if not "sesquipedalian" and scientific; and a word of five syllables will do for both qualities.
- That colored orator and model letter-writer must look to his sesquipedalian fame.
- The story of any incident, to be realistic, will admit neither of sesquipedalian grandeur nor of grotesque images.
- I felt satisfied it was a friendly one; and was now more anxious than ever of overtaking its sesquipedalian owner.
- The description of the scene, in somewhat sesquipedalian Latin, is quoted by Spitta, i. 801.