sesquipedalian

/ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn, -deyl-yuhn/US // ˌsɛs kwɪ pɪˈdeɪ li ən, -ˈdeɪl yən //UK // (ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən) //

芝麻街,芝麻开门,芝麻官,芝麻信用

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

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Also ses·quip·e·dal [ses-kwip-i-dl]. /sɛsˈkwɪp ɪ dl/.
- : given to using long words.
- : containing many syllables.

n.名词 noun

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.