sesquepedalian

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Reading the comments, split in much the same way the pols (sic) have been for the support of President Obama, I can only say that once again, the repetitious, inflated, sesquepedalian hyperbole of Rex Murphy, - a man who contrary to the most of us and vino rossi has not improved with age, - has simply proved that he truly does not get it.

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  • Reading the comments, split in much the same way the pols (sic) have been for the support of President Obama, I can only say that once again, the repetitious, inflated, sesquepedalian hyperbole of Rex Murphy, - a man who contrary to the most of us and vino rossi has not improved with age, - has simply proved that he truly does not get it. —  The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
 

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