Word of the Day
For Skits, today:
sesquipedalian \ses-kwuh-puh-DAYL-yuhn\, adjective:
1. Given to or characterized by the use of long words.
2. Long and ponderous; having many syllables.
posted by Emma @ 1:00 am
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Saturday, January 14, 2006
sesquipedalian \ses-kwuh-puh-DAYL-yuhn\, adjective:
1. Given to or characterized by the use of long words.
2. Long and ponderous; having many syllables.
3 Comments:
Hey, I just sent her that! I can imagine Hobblings all around the world thinking the same thing... doesn't she feel "special"?
Latin sesquipedalis, literally, a foot and a half long.
"If such words are not enough, there’s always hyperpolysyllabicsesquipedalianist for someone who enjoys using really long words."
(http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-ses1.htm)
And yet she is known by a name that only has one syllable. I'm sure she is taller than a foot and a half, though
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