Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Sesquipedalian.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
sesquipedalian . - noun A person or thing a foot and a half high.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Measuring or containing a foot and a half; ; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Measuring or containing a foot and a half.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Convention, presides with a more avowed and certain sway over the realms of fashion; and the Turkish draperies that may float very gracefully on a form like hers, are imitated by rotund sesquipedal Fatimas, who make one regret even the tight lacings and unnatural diminishings of our grandmothers.
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Convention, presides with a more avowed and certain sway over the realms of fashion; and the Turkish draperies that may float very gracefully on a form like hers, are imitated by rotund sesquipedal Fatimas, who make one regret even the tight lacings and unnatural diminishings of our grandmothers.
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Madame Tallien, who is supposed occasionally to dictate decrees to the Convention, presides with a more avowed and certain sway over the realms of fashion; and the Turkish draperies that may float very gracefully on a form like hers, are imitated by rotund sesquipedal Fatimas, who make one regret even the tight lacings and unnatural diminishings of our grandmothers.
A Residence in France During the Years 1792 1793 1794 and 1795 Lady, An English 1797
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