sesquipedale

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sesquipedālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.skwi.peˈda.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: se‧squi‧pe‧dà‧le

Adjective

sesquipedale (plural sesquipedali)

1. sesquipedal, sesquipedalian
2. enormous, immeasurable

   Synonyms: enorme, gigantesco, mastodontico, smisurato

   Antonyms: insignificante, irrilevante, lieve, trascurabile

Latin

Adjective

sēsquipedāle

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of sēsquipedālis