sesquipedalian

• Se dice de una persona que usa palabras largas o rebuscadas, o de las propias palabras excesivamente largas y complejas. Suele emplearse con tono humorístico o crítico para señalar un estilo verboso o pedante.

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.

   Que usa palabras largas

   • 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.

   Sinónimosgrandiloquentmagniloquent

   Antónimosbriefconciselaconicterse

2. Long and ponderousC2formal

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

   Palabra larga y pomposa

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbiglengthylongpolysyllabic

   Antónimosbriefcompactshort

• Sustantivo que designa una palabra muy larga, a menudo usada con humor o para referirse a términos inusualmente extensos.

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.

   Palabra muy larga

   • 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.

   Sinónimosjawbreakermouthfulpolysyllable