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sesquipedalian
 
Adjective sesquipedalian has 2 senses
  1. sesquipedalian - given to the overuse of long words; "sesquipedalian orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money"
    Antonym:     unpretentious (indirect, via pretentious)
  2. polysyllabic, sesquipedalian - (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms"
    Antonym: short (indirect, via long)
Noun sesquipedalian has 1 sense
  1. sesquipedalian, sesquipedalia - a very long word (a foot and a half long)
    --1 is a kind of polysyllable, polysyllabic word
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