Sesquipedality
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdæləti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sesquipedality is a noun meaning An instance or condition of being sesquipedalian.
Meaning
An instance or condition of being sesquipedalian.
Example Sentences
Imagine to yourſelf a little, ſquat, uncourtly figure of a Doctor Slop, of about four feet and a half perpendicular height, with a breadth of back, and a ſeſquipedality of belly, which might have done honour to a ſerjeant in the horſe-guards.
Word Forms
- sesquipedalities
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sesquisyllabicity, sesquilingualism, sequaciousness, pedanticalness, sequacity, quinquelingualism.
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