Meaning of sesquipedality | Babel Free
/ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdæləti/Definitions
An instance or condition of being sesquipedalian.
countable, uncountable
Examples
“Imagine to yourſelf a little, ſquat, uncourtly figure of a Doctor Slop, of about four feet and a half perpendicular height, with a breadth of back, and a ſeſquipedality of belly, which might have done honour to a ſerjeant in the horſe-guards.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.