Sesquipedalian
\ˌses-kwə-pə-ˈdāl-yən\
: Latin sesquipedalis, literally, a foot and a half long, from sesqui- + ped-, pes foot — more at foot
\ˌses-kwə-pə-ˈdāl-yən\
: Latin sesquipedalis, literally, a foot and a half long, from sesqui- + ped-, pes foot — more at foot
Date: 1656
1 : having many syllables : long
2 : given to or characterized by the use of long words
Sorry I didn't get this posted yesterday. I am experiencing some health problems and so is the baby. Don't worry we'll both be fine. We are also planning another move, hopefully this move will be permanent.
This is the last Word of the Week, it will be a Word of the Month starting on the first of March.
I love this word...must try it out in casual conversation!!!
Hope you & the baby feel better soon...
Thank You. I'm hoping she's teething. She has a fever and a rash and she's VERY irritable. She wants to sleep all day but she wakes up the second I set her down. It hasn't been fun. Poor thing.
Of course the fun of saying it is that it makes you a sesquipedalian. 'Oh Harold Bloom is such a sesquipedalian'.