What is measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words called?
sesquipedalian — Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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