sesquipedality

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

Translation

n. Egenskap eller tillstånd av att vara sesquipedalian; långtråkighet; användning av långa 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.

Professorns sesquipedalitet gjorde föreläsningen svår att följa.

critics often condemn the sesquipedality of academic writing.

Kritiker kritiserar ofta den sesquipedalitet som finns i akademisk skrivning.

some authors embrace sesquipedality as a mark of sophistication.

Vissa författare omfamnar sesquipedalitet som ett tecken på sofistikerad stil.

the student's sesquipedality impressed the professor.

Det sesquipedala språket hos studenten imponerade professorn.

we should avoid sesquipedality in technical documentation.

Vi bör undvika sesquipedalitet i teknisk dokumentation.

his sesquipedality obscured the main point of the argument.

Hans sesquipedalitet döljde huvudpunkten i argumentet.

the editor trimmed the sesquipedality from the manuscript.

Redaktören skärsågade bort sesquipedaliteten ur manuskriptet.

sesquipedality can alienate readers who prefer simple language.

Sesquipedalitet kan avvärja läsare som föredrar enkel språk.

she noted the sesquipedality in his speech with amusement.

Hon märkte sesquipedaliteten i hans tal med nöje.

the politician's sesquipedality alienated ordinary voters.

Politikerns sesquipedalitet avvärjde vanliga väljare.

modern writing styles tend to discourage sesquipedality.

Modern skrivstil tendens att avskräcka sesquipedalitet.

his sesquipedality was both a strength and a weakness.

Hans sesquipedalitet var både en styrka och en svaghet.

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