When I was homeschooling my eldest son we had a vocabulary book for several years that taught advanced vocabulary, especially words frequently used in classic literature. Our favorite word was “sesquipedalian”. I love finding opportunities to use it. I love this meme’s use of the word.
sesquipedalian
[ ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn, -deyl-yuhn ]SHOW IPA
adjectiveAlso ses·quip·e·dal [ses-kwip-i-dl].
1. given to using long words.
2. (of a word) containing many syllables.
noun
3. a sesquipedalian word.
