sesquipedal
Measuring or containing a foot and a halfMeasuring or containing a foot and a half.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Measuring or containing a foot and a half.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedal (“footBorrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedal (“foot, of the foot”).
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