sesquipedalianism UK /sɛz.kwɪ.pəˈdɛl.i.ən.ɪsm̩/US /ˌsɛskwəpəˈdeɪli.ənɪzm̩/ noun2 •The practice of using long, sometimes obscure, words in speech or writing.His voice here is a marvelous juxtaposition of cool elegance, unaffected hipness, unabashed sesquipedalianism ("the rich bouquet of exuded sebaceousness") and swell conversational slang (...) — 1995 •A very long word. formssesquipedalianisms