sesquipedalian / ˌsɛs kwɪ pɪˈdeɪ li ən, -ˈdeɪl yən /

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sesquipedalian2 个定义

adj. 形容词 adjective

Also ses·quip·e·dal [ses-kwip-i-dl]. /sɛsˈkwɪp ɪ dl/.

  1. given to using long words.
  2. containing many syllables.
n. 名词 noun
  1. a sesquipedalian word.

更多sesquipedalian例句

  1. You know I am nothing if not "sesquipedalian" and scientific; and a word of five syllables will do for both qualities.
  2. That colored orator and model letter-writer must look to his sesquipedalian fame.
  3. The story of any incident, to be realistic, will admit neither of sesquipedalian grandeur nor of grotesque images.
  4. I felt satisfied it was a friendly one; and was now more anxious than ever of overtaking its sesquipedalian owner.
  5. The description of the scene, in somewhat sesquipedalian Latin, is quoted by Spitta, i. 801.