Pedalian(adj)

 

1. Pedalian(adj)

   relating to the foot, or to a metrical foot; pedal

    

    

   Words with pedalian in them
   

     hippopotomonstrosesquipedalia = about very long words
   

    

   English

   Etymology

   An extension of sesquipedalian using a modified form of hippopotamus and Latin monstrum; the extensions almost certainly chosen with the intention of making the new construct autological.

    

    

   ses·qui·pe·da·li·an

   /ˌseskwəpəˈdālyən/

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   adjective

   formal

   adjective: sesquipedalian
   (of a word) polysyllabic; long.

   "sesquipedalian surnames"
   characterized by long words; long-winded.
   "the sesquipedalian prose of scientific journal

    

parlous

 

par·lous

/ˈpärləs/

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adjective

archaic•humorous

adjective: parlous

1. full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.

   "the parlous state of the economy"

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   bad

dire

dreadful

awful

terrible

appalling

frightful

grave

serious

desperate

precarious

uncertain

touch-and-go

difficult

unsafe

perilous

dangerous

risky

pitiful

wretched

sorry

poor

lamentable

woeful

hopeless

dicey

hairy

lousy

dodgy

1. chronic

adverb

archaic

adverb: parlous

greatly or excessively.

"she is parlous handsome"

 

Sesquipedalian 0 Long, long words, long winded.

  

 

 

 

Sesquicentennial:

ses·qui·cen·ten·ni·al

/ˌseskwəsenˈtenēəl/

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adjective

adjective: sesquicentennial

1. relating to the one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of a significant event.

   "as the town's sesquicentennial celebrations get under way"

noun

noun: sesquicentennial; plural noun: sesquicentennials

a one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary.

"the Texas Sesquicentennial was just two years away"

 

 

The movie was a bit sespuipedalian for me, I prefer my stories short and sweet. 

We live in a world of anti=sesquipedalian children, where tweets are too long and three thought connected are garrulous. 

 

parrlous

 

par·lous

/ˈpärləs/

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adjective

archaic•humorous

adjective: parlous

1. full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.

   "the parlous state of the economy"

   h

   Similar:

   bad

dire

dreadful

awful

terrible

appalling

frightful

grave

serious

desperate

precarious

uncertain

touch-and-go

difficult

unsafe

perilous

dangerous

risky

pitiful

wretched

sorry

poor

lamentable

woeful

hopeless

dicey

hairy

lousy

dodgy

1. chronic

adverb

archaic

adverb: parlous

greatly or excessively.

"she is parlous handsome"

 

 

ses·qui·pe·da·li·an

/ˌseskwəpəˈdālyən/

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adjective

formal

adjective: sesquipedalian

1. (of a word) polysyllabic; long.

   "sesquipedalian surnames"

   • characterized by long words; long-winded.

     "the sesquipedalian prose of scientific journals"

Origin

mid 17th century: from Latin sesquipedalis ‘a foot and a half long’, from sesqui- (see sesqui-) + pes, ped- ‘foot’.

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Definitions from Oxford Languages 

 

Sesquipedalian: A long word, or characterized by the use of long words. From the Latin roots meaning "a foot-and-a-half long." Loquaciousness: That would be garrulousness, verboseness, effusiveness. ... Also known as "gross verbosity".

He was not garrulous by any means. On the contrary, there was a fine reserve in his manner toward the entire domestic economy of his life which was all that is comprehended by the popular term, gentlemanly. —Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie,1900

rapturously Happy Look at Paradisiacal

 rapturously
paradisiacally
paradisiacal

felicitously

 

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par·​a·​di·​si·​a·​cal | \ ˌper-ə-də-ˈsī-ə-kəl

, -ˌdī-, -ˈzī-, ˌpa-rə- \

variants: or paradisiac \ ˌper-​ə-​ˈdi-​zē-​ˌak

, -​sē-​ , ˌpa-​rə-​-​ \

Definition of paradisiacal

: of, relating to, or resembling paradise

 

The result is a paradisiacal structure that bends beams of light and mystifies the mind. — Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Dieo Art Prize winners stand together," 26 Sep. 2020 But beneath this paradisiacal surface lies a host of disturbances both natural and man-made. — Nancy Keates, WSJ, "Wealthy Property Owners All Want a Slice of Hawaii’s Kona-Kohala Coast," 27 Feb. 2020 

 

 

First Known Use of paradisiacal

1632, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for paradisiacal

paradisiac borrowed from Late Latin paradīsiacus, borrowed from Late Greek paradeisiakós, from Greek parádeisos paradise + -iakos, adjective suffix (from -i-, noun stem ending + -akos, variant of -ikos -ic entry 1 after nouns stems ending in -i-); paradisiacal from Late Latin paradīsiacus + -al entry 1, or from paradisiac + -al entry 1

 

par·a·di·si·a·cal

/ˈˌperədəˈsīək(ə)l,ˈˌperədəˈzīək(ə)l/

adjective

adjective: paradisiacal; adjective: paradisical; adjective: paradisaical

(of a place or state) ideal or idyllic; heavenly.

"a paradisiacal island in the Bahamas"