sesquipedality

[US]/ˌses.kwɪ.pɪˈdæl.ə.ti/
[UK]/ˌses.kwɪ.pɪˈdæl.ə.ti/

Translation

n. kvaliteten eller tilstanden ved at være sesquipedal; forlængelse; brugen af lange ord.
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Phrases & Collocations

sesquipedality abounds here

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his notorious sesquipedality

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affecting sesquipedality

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sheer sesquipedality

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academic sesquipedality

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against sesquipedality

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pure sesquipedality

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such sesquipedality

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meaningless sesquipedality

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overcoming sesquipedality

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Example Sentences

the professor's sesquipedality made the lecture difficult to follow.

Professorens sesquipedalitet gjorde forelæsningen svær at følge.

critics often condemn the sesquipedality of academic writing.

Kritikere dømmer ofte akademisk skrivemåde for at være for fuld af komplicerede ord.

some authors embrace sesquipedality as a mark of sophistication.

Nogle forfattere omfamler sesquipedalitet som et tegn på sofistikation.

the student's sesquipedality impressed the professor.

Studiens sesquipedalitet imponerede professoren.

we should avoid sesquipedality in technical documentation.

Vi bør undgå sesquipedalitet i teknisk dokumentation.

his sesquipedality obscured the main point of the argument.

Hans sesquipedalitet dækkede over hovedpunktet i argumentet.

the editor trimmed the sesquipedality from the manuscript.

Redaktøren skærte sesquipedaliteten fra manuskriptet.

sesquipedality can alienate readers who prefer simple language.

Sesquipedalitet kan afværge læsere, der foretrækker enkel sprogbrug.

she noted the sesquipedality in his speech with amusement.

Hun bemærkede sesquipedaliteten i hans tale med underholdt.

the politician's sesquipedality alienated ordinary voters.

Politikeren's sesquipedalitet afværge almindelige valgfolk.

modern writing styles tend to discourage sesquipedality.

Moderne skrivestiler har tendens til at afskaffe sesquipedalitet.

his sesquipedality was both a strength and a weakness.

Hans sesquipedalitet var både en styrke og en svaghed.

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