sesquipedalian
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A. adj.

    1. Of words and expressions (after Horace's sesquipedalia verba `words
a foot and a half long', A.P. 97): Of many syllables.

    b. transf. Given to using long words.

    ķUsed for `very tall or big'.

    2. Half a yard high or long.

    B. n.

    1. A person or thing that is a foot and a half in height or length.

    2. A sesquipedalian word.

    Hence {smm}sesquipe{sm}dalianism, style characterized by the use of
long words; lengthiness; so sesqui{sm}pedalism; {smm}sesquipe{sm}dality,
sesquipedalian quality; transf. great length, lengthiness; also, `the
practice of using long words' (Ogilvie, 1882).