Long and Sesquipedalian

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Long adjective - Primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified.

Usage example: a long distance

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

Nearby Word: longed

Sesquipedalian adjective - (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables.

Usage example: sesquipedalian technical terms

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Long and sesquipedalian are semantically related. You can use "Long" instead an adjective "Sesquipedalian".

Sesquipedalian: A long word, or characterized by the use of long words.

Source: Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness
Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Jeeves has a tendency to wear out a dictionary, driving Bertie and others to distraction with his long-windedness and fancy words.

Source: Literature / Jeeves and Wooster
Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: All of the Brainer's moves have long and... brainy-sounding names.

Source: Tabletop Game / Apocalypse World

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