sesquipedal
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedal (“foot, of the foot”).
Adjective edit
sesquipedal (not comparable)
- Measuring or containing a foot and a half.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
measuring or containing a foot and a half
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Noun edit
sesquipedal (plural sesquipedals)
- A long word.
- Synonym: sesquipedalian
Further reading edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sesquipedal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Spanish edit
Adjective edit
sesquipedal m or f (masculine and feminine plural sesquipedales)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “sesquipedal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014