a. Relating to the foot, or to a metrical foot; pedal. [ R. ] Maunder. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ Sesqui- + pedal: cf. F. sesquipédal, L. sesquipedalis. ] Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words. [ 1913 Webster ]
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{ } n. Sesquipedality. [ 1913 Webster ]