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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'sesquipedalianism' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions sesquipedalianism noun  The practice of using long, sometimes obscure, words in speech or writing. A word that is a foot-and-a-half long; a very long word. Etymology: From Latin sesquipedalis, a foot and a half long, or, in metaphorical use, of an unnatural length, huge, big, from sesqui, one and a half times as great + pedalis, foot.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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