sesquipedalianism

noun

/sɛz.kwɪ.pəˈdɛl.i.ən.ɪsm̩/UK/ˌsɛskwəpəˈdeɪli.ənɪzm̩/US

Etymology

Surface form analyzed as sesquipedalian + -ism, from sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedalian (“of the foot”). From Latin sēsquipedālis (“a foot and a half long; in metaphorical use, “of an unnatural length, huge, big””), from sēsqui (“one and a half times as great”) + pedālis (“foot”).

derived from sēsquipedālis

Definitions

1
The practice of using long, sometimes obscure, words in speech or writing.
- His voice here is a marvelous juxtaposition of cool elegance, unaffected hipness, unabashed sesquipedalianism ("the rich bouquet of exuded sebaceousness") and swell conversational slang (...)
A very long word.

The neighborhood

neighborsesqui-
neighborsesquipedal
neighborsesquipedian
neighborsesquipedalian

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sesquipedalianism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA