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sesquipedality vs sesquipedalian

sesquipedalian vs sesquipedality

sesquipedality and sesquipedalian both are nouns.

sesquipedality is not an adjective while sesquipedalian is an adjective.

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

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