Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian
//ˌhɪpəˌpɒtəˌmɒnstɹəˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to extremely long words.
"To indulge in hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian tergiversation is not to show your erudition: rather, it is to be superficial."
Example
More examples"To indulge in hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian tergiversation is not to show your erudition: rather, it is to be superficial."
Etymology
An extension of sesquipedalian using a modified form of hippopotamus and Latin monstrum, with the extensions almost certainly chosen with the intention of making the new construct autological.
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