sesquipedalian
NOUNADJECTIVE
14 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
sesquipedalian is a valid 14-letter word worth 26 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1E1S1Q10U1I1P3E1D2A1L1I1A1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =26 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 52TRIPLE WORD → 78
MEANING
What does sesquipedalian mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A very long word (a foot and a half long).
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ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables.
“sesquipedalian technical terms”
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2
Given to the overuse of long words.
“sesquipedalian orators”
“this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money”
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