Adjective: sesquipedalian ,ses-kwi-pu'dey-lee-un
- 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";
- polysyllabic
- A person who uses unnecessarily long words
"He was known as the office sesquipedalian, always using complex terminology for simple concepts"
Derived forms: sesquipedalians
See also: long, pretentious
Encyclopedia: Sesquipedalian