sesquipedalian | long; characterized by the use of long words
The Latin ‘sesquipedalis’ = "foot-and-a-half long."
Horace advised young poets to use common speech instead of ‘sesquipedalia verba' ("words a-foot-and-a-half long").
It's his version of a ‘20-dollar word.'
The Latin ‘sesquipedalis’ = "foot-and-a-half long."
Horace advised young poets to use common speech instead of ‘sesquipedalia verba' ("words a-foot-and-a-half long").
It's his version of a ‘20-dollar word.'
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I don't care what people say; words are NOT cheap! 😂
Is sesquipedalianism a valid word?
A decrepit old gas man named Peter,
while hunting around for the meter,
touched a leak with his light:
he arose out of sight…
and as anyone who knows anything about poetry can tell you…
You both *deserve* this.