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sesquipedalian vs sesquipedality

sesquipedality vs sesquipedalian

sesquipedalian and sesquipedality both are nouns.

sesquipedalian is an adjective but sesquipedality is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sesquipedalian Yes Yes No No
sesquipedality Yes No No No
sesquipedalian (noun) sesquipedality (noun)
a very long word (a foot and a half long) using long words
sesquipedalian (adjective) sesquipedality (adjective)
(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
given to the overuse of long words
Difference between sesquipedalian and sesquipedality

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