"Sesquipedalian" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples
"Sesquipedalian" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
"Sesquipedalian" Meaning
Having a manner of speaking that uses long words; given to using long words.
"Sesquipedalian" Examples
Sesquipedalian (adjective) - given to using compendious words in an affected way.
1. "The professor's love for sesquipedalian language often led to confusing her students."
2. "Despite his complex and sesquipedalian vocabulary, the author managed to capture the essence of his novel in just a few hundred words."
3. "Some critics accuse the politician of using sesquipedalian language to obscure his arguments and sound more intelligent."
4. "The poet's sesquipedalian style was both a source of amusement and frustration for his contemporaries."
5. "Sesquipedalian words often alienated non-academic readers from her expert opinion articles."
"Sesquipedalian" Similar Words
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I couldn't find any word with the name 'sesquioxidizing' in the dictionary. However, the prefix "sesquioxid-" can be broken down into its parts:<br><br>"sesqui-" is a prefix that comes from the Latin word "sesquuiaris" which means "one and a half."<br><br>"oxide-" is also from Latin "oxid-em" which refers to oxygen.<br><br>The word might be a play on the word "half-oxide" or a made-up word, but it's not a valid word that I could find in any English dictionary.
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