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Definition sesquipedalian

Etymology

sesquipedal +‎ -ian (adjective- and noun-forming suffix), root from Latin sesquipedalis (literally “a foot and a half long”), from Latin s?squi (“one and a half times”) + Latin ped?lis (“measuring a foot”) (form of pes (“foot”) + -alis (adjective-forming suffix)). Cognate to French sesquipédal. First used by the Latin poet Horace in his Ars Poetica at line 97 as sesquipedalia verba ("words a foot and a half long"), considering poets’ use of excessively long words.

Noun

sesquipedalian (plural sesquipedalians)

  1. A long word.
  2. A person who uses long words.

Adjective

sesquipedalian (comparative more sesquipedalian, superlative most sesquipedalian)

  1. (of a word or words) long; polysyllabic.
  2. Pertaining to or given to the use of overly long words.

Results 368 Words with the letters SESQUIPEDALIAN

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4 letter words with the letters SESQUIPEDALIAN ↑
AALS 5
AIDE 5
AIDS 5
AILS 5
AINS 5
ALAE 5
ALAN 6
ALAS 5
ALEE 5
ALES 5
ALPS 8
ANAL 6
ANAS 5
ANDS 6
ANES 5
ANIL 6
ANIS 5
ANSA 5
ANUS 6
APED 8
APES 7
APSE 7
AQUA 14
ASEA 4
ASPS 7
AULD 7
DAIS 5
DALE 6
DALS 6
DAPS 8
DEAL 6
DEAN 6
DEEP 8
DEES 5
DEIL 6
DELE 6
DELI 6
DELS 6
DENE 6
DENI 6
DENS 6
DIAL 6
DIEL 6
DIES 5
DINE 6
DINS 6
DIPS 8
DISS 5
DUAL 7
DUEL 7
DUES 6
DUNE 7
DUNS 7
DUPE 9
DUPS 9
EASE 4
EELS 5
EIDE 5
ELAN 6
ELDS 6
ELSE 5
ENDS 6
ESES 4
ESNE 5
IDEA 5
IDES 5
IDLE 6
ILEA 5
ILIA 5
INIA 5
ISLE 5
LADE 6
LADS 6
LAID 6
LAIN 6
LAND 7
LANE 6
LAPS 8
LASE 5
LASS 5
LAUD 7
LEAD 6
LEAN 6
LEAP 8
LEAS 5
LEDE 6
LEES 5
LEIS 5
LEND 7
LENS 6
LESS 5
LEUD 7
LIDS 6
LIED 6
LIEN 6
LIES 5
LIEU 6
LINE 6
LINS 6
LIPA 8
LIPS 8
LISP 8
LUDE 7
LUES 6
LUNA 7
LUNE 7
NADA 6
NAIL 6
NAPE 8
NAPS 8
NEAP 8
NEED 6
NEEP 8
NESS 5
NIDE 6
NIDI 6
NILS 6
NIPA 8
NIPS 8
NISI 5
NUDE 7
PADI 8
PADS 8
PAID 8
PAIL 8
PAIN 8
PALE 8
PALS 8
PANE 8
PANS 8
PASE 7
PASS 7
PEAL 8
PEAN 8
PEAS 7
PEDS 8
PEED 8
PEEL 8
PEEN 8
PEES 7
PEIN 8
PELE 8
PEND 9
PENS 8
PIAL 8
PIAN 8
PIAS 7
PIED 8
PIES 7
PILE 8
PILI 8
PINA 8
PINE 8
PINS 8
PISS 7
PLAN 9
PLEA 8
PLED 9
PLIE 8
PLUS 9
PSIS 7
PUDS 9
PULA 9
PULE 9
PULI 9
PULS 9
PUNA 9
PUNS 9
PUSS 8
QADI 14
QAID 14
QUAD 15
QUAI 14
QUID 15
QUIN 15
QUIP 17
SADE 5
SADI 5
SAID 5
SAIL 5
SAIN 5
SALE 5
SALP 8
SALS 5
SAND 6
SANE 5
SANS 5
SAPS 7
SAUL 6
SEAL 5
SEAS 4
SEED 5
SEEL 5
SEEN 5
SEEP 7
SEES 4
SEIS 4
SELS 5
SEND 6
SENE 5
SIAL 5
SIDE 5
SILD 6
SINE 5
SINS 5
SIPE 7
SIPS 7
SLAP 8
SLED 6
SLID 6
SLIP 8
SLUE 6
SNAP 8
SNED 6
SNIP 8
SPAE 7
SPAN 8
SPAS 7
SPED 8
SPIN 8
SPUD 9
SPUE 8
SPUN 9
SUDS 6
SUED 6
SUES 5
SUNS 6
SUPE 8
SUPS 8
SUQS 14
ULAN 7
ULNA 7
UNAI 6
UNDE 7
UPAS 8
USED 6
USES 5
3 letter words with the letters SESQUIPEDALIAN ↑
AAL 4
AAS 3
ADS 4
AID 4
AIL 4
AIN 4
AIS 3
ALA 4
ALE 4
ALP 7
ALS 4
ANA 4
AND 5
ANE 4
ANI 4
APE 6
ASP 6
ASS 3
DAL 5
DAP 7
DEE 4
DEL 5
DEN 5
DIE 4
DIN 5
DIP 7
DIS 4
DUE 5
DUI 5
DUN 6
DUP 8
EAU 4
EEL 4
ELD 5
ELS 4
END 5
ENS 4
ESS 3
IDS 4
INS 4
LAD 5
LAP 7
LAS 4
LEA 4
LED 5
LEE 4
LEI 4
LEU 5
LID 5
LIE 4
LIN 5
LIP 7
LIS 4
NAE 4
NAP 7
NEE 4
NIL 5
NIP 7
NUS 5
PAD 7
PAL 7
PAN 7
PAS 6
PEA 6
PED 7
PEE 6
PEN 7
PES 6
PIA 6
PIE 6
PIN 7
PIS 6
PIU 7
PSI 6
PUD 8
PUL 8
PUN 8
PUS 7
QIS 12
QUA 13
SAD 4
SAE 3
SAL 4
SAP 6
SAU 4
SEA 3
SEE 3
SEI 3
SEL 4
SEN 4
SIN 4
SIP 6
SIS 3
SPA 6
SUE 4
SUN 5
SUP 7
SUQ 13
UNS 5
UPS 7
USE 4
2 letter words with the letters SESQUIPEDALIAN ↑
AA 2
AD 3
AE 2
AI 2
AL 3
AN 3
AS 2
DA 3
DE 3
DI 3
ED 3
EL 3
EN 3
ES 2
ID 3
IN 3
IS 2
LA 3
LI 3
NA 3
NE 3
NU 4
PA 5
PE 5
PI 5
QI 11
SI 2
UN 4
UP 6
US 3

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