sesquipedalian

• Bezeichnet eine Person, die übermäßig lange Wörter verwendet, oder die langen Wörter selbst; oft scherzhaft für eine Neigung zu schwülstiger oder unnötig komplizierter Ausdrucksweise.

Describes a person who uses long words, or the words themselves; often used humorously to refer to a tendency to use overly long or complex vocabulary.

1. Given to using long wordsC2formal

   Tending to use or characterized by the use of long, often obscure words.

   Liebhaber langer Wörter

   • His sesquipedalian style made his lectures difficult for beginners.
   • She is a sesquipedalian writer who loves complex vocabulary.
   • The professor's sesquipedalian tendencies often confused his students.

   Synonymegrandiloquentmagniloquent

   Antonymebriefconciselaconicterse

2. Long and ponderousC2formal

   Describing a word that is long and heavy, often with many syllables.

   Vielsilbig und schwerfällig

   • The word 'antidisestablishment' is a classic example of a sesquipedalian term.
   • He used a sesquipedalian phrase that no one understood.
   • Sesquipedalian words can make writing sound overly academic.

   Synonymebiglengthylongpolysyllabic

   Antonymebriefcompactshort

• Substantiv, das ein sehr langes Wort bezeichnet, oft scherzhaft oder zur Beschreibung eines ungewöhnlich langen Wortes verwendet.

A noun referring to a very long word, often used humorously or to describe a word that is unusually lengthy.

1. A very long wordC2formal

   A word that is extremely long, often used humorously to describe words that are a foot and a half long.

   langes Wort

   • The professor used a sesquipedalian in his lecture that no one understood.
   • She enjoys collecting sesquipedalians from old literature.
   • His speech was full of sesquipedalians, making it hard to follow.

   Synonymejawbreakermouthfulpolysyllable