Synonyms: sesquipedalia, sesquipedalian
Definition: a very long word (a foot and a half long)
Similar words: polysyllabic word, polysyllable
Definition: a word of more than three syllables
Synonyms: polysyllabic, sesquipedalian
Definition: (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
Usage: sesquipedalian technical terms
Similar words: long
Definition: primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
Usage: a long road; a long distance; contained many long words; ten miles long
Synonyms: sesquipedalian
Definition: given to the overuse of long words
Usage: sesquipedalian orators; this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money
Similar words: pretentious
Definition: making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
Usage: a pretentious country house; a pretentious fraud; a pretentious scholarly edition