<adj.all> sesquipedalian orators this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money
(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
<adj.all> sesquipedalian technical terms
Sesquipedal \Ses*quip"e*dal\, Sesquipedalian \Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an\, a. [Sesqui- + pedal: cf. F. sesquip['e]dal, L. sesquipedalis.] Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words.