sesquipedalian
Kelime Anlamı :

1. bir buçuk ayak boyunda.
2. biçimsiz.
3. hantal.
4. ukalâca.
5. bilgiççe.
6. uzun kelimeler kullanmaya meraklı.
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
bombastic, florid, grandiloquent, polysyllabic, prolix
Zıt Anlamlı Kelimeler :
brief, laconic, monosyllabic, terse
Tanımlar :
1. A long word.
2. given to or characterized by the use of long words.
3. long and ponderous; polysyllabic.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A long word.
2. A person who uses long words.
3. long; polysyllabic.
4. pertaining to or given to the use of overly long words.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. containing or measuring a foot and a half: as, a sesquipedalian pygmy: often humorously said of long words, in translation of Horace's sesquipedalia verba (words a foot and a half long).
2. addicted to the use of long words.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. given to the overuse of long words
2. (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
3. a very long word (a foot and a half long)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.