Sesquipedalian
an extraordinarily large word. a word that only the pedantic use.
pejorative is a sesquipedalian for insulting.
ses·qui·pe·da·lian
n.
a long word.
adj.
1. given to the use of long words.
2. long and ponderous; polysyllabic.
a sesquipedalian is throwing long word in a sentence that is un-needed:
gregory found traffic court a kafkaesque experience
a lover of words; particularly long words. these people don’t merely love these words, they l-st these words, they fantasize about them, they f-cking adore them!
the lives of sesquipedalians are words, they live, breathe and eat words. literally. extreme sesquipedalianism (or es) is a condition whereby a patient reports excessive masturbation and intrusive s-xual thoughts about words. treatment is sp-rs-.
nick: hey, i redecorated the bedroom with predominantly last night.
warren: you’re such a sesquipedalian! i love paradoxically so much i think i could cry.
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