sesquipedality

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

Translation

n.The quality or condition of being sesquipedalian; lengthiness; use of long words.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

sesquipedality abounds here

his notorious sesquipedality

affecting sesquipedality

sheer sesquipedality

academic sesquipedality

against sesquipedality

pure sesquipedality

such sesquipedality

meaningless sesquipedality

overcoming sesquipedality

Example Sentences

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

critics often condemn the sesquipedality of academic writing.

some authors embrace sesquipedality as a mark of sophistication.

the student's sesquipedality impressed the professor.

we should avoid sesquipedality in technical documentation.

his sesquipedality obscured the main point of the argument.

the editor trimmed the sesquipedality from the manuscript.

sesquipedality can alienate readers who prefer simple language.

she noted the sesquipedality in his speech with amusement.

the politician's sesquipedality alienated ordinary voters.

modern writing styles tend to discourage sesquipedality.

his sesquipedality was both a strength and a weakness.

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