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/ˌhɪpəˌpɒtəˌmɒnstɹəˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən/ · adjective
Of or pertaining to extremely long words..
To indulge in hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian tergiversation is not to show your erudition: rather, it is to be superficial.
And when it comes to language, short, simple words often have more impact and power than multisyllabic, hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian ones.
[…] a forty-five-letter hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian word for black lung disease.
Use hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian means Of or pertaining to extremely long words..
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To indulge in hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian tergiversation is not to show your erudition: rather, it is to be superficial.
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