Lengthy and Sesquipedalian

Lengthy

Lengthy adjective - Of great extent from end to end.

Sesquipedalian and lengthy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sesquipedalian" instead an adjective "Lengthy".

Nearby Words: lengthen, length, lengthily

Sesquipedalian

Sesquipedalian adjective - Given to the overuse of long words.
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Lengthy and sesquipedalian are semantically related. You can use "Lengthy" instead an adjective "Sesquipedalian".

Both words in one sentence

  • Self-Demonstrating Article Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: A trope discussing the apparent use of a lengthy lexicon by the excessively verbose.
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