English Explanatory Dictionary

sesquipedal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Measuring or containing a foot and a half.
noun
  1. A long word.

Word forms

sesquipedal sesquipedals

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedal (“foot, of the foot”).

Synonyms

sesquipedalian

Derived words

sesquipedalian sesquipedalism sesquipedality
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