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sesquipedalian
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(Noun) a person who uses a lot of big wordsUsage: My teacher, who refers to our class as a "conglomerate of knowledge-pursuing human beings", is a sesquipedalian.
(Noun) Person who is known to use large words.
Usage: When he spelled onomatopoeia correctly, I knew he was a sesquipedalian.
person who uses large word when smaller word will suffice
(Noun) someone who enjoys using a large array of vocabulary
Usage: John was a sesquipedalian, and, unlike Jeff, instead of indulging in chocolate, he indulged in large words.
big words
Having or using long words.
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