sesquipedal

Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) +‎ pedal (“foot, of the foot”).

sesquipedal (not comparable)

1. Measuring or containing a foot and a half.

• sesquipedalian

sesquipedal (plural sesquipedals)

1. A long word.

   Synonym: sesquipedalian

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “sesquipedal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /seskipeˈdal/ [ses.ki.peˈð̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ses‧qui‧pe‧dal

sesquipedal m or f (masculine and feminine plural sesquipedales)

1. sesquipedalian

• “sesquipedal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024