sesquipedalian

sesquipedalian读音音标

英 [\'seskwɪpɪ\'deɪlɪən]

美 [ˌseskwɪpə\'deɪlɪrn]

sesquipedalian意思解释

adj.

多音节的，令人厌倦的；

n.

冗长的单字；

英英释义

n.

a very long word (a foot and a half long)

同义词：sesquipedalia

adj.

given to the overuse of long words

\"sesquipedalian orators\"; \"this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money\"

(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables

\"sesquipedalian technical terms\"

同义词：polysyllabic