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Usenet Posted 21 years ago
English in UK

Looking for an apt word?

Is there a word to mean,the using of long words/someone who uses long words
for no apparent reason other than to feel superior.

We have tolerated such a person at work for some time now,and this would help our cause,without to much damage to his ego. Emotion: smile

Thankyou in advance,
Covent Garden Traders.
  

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[nq:1]Is there a word to mean,the using of long words/someone who uses long words for no apparent reason other than ... a person at work for some time now,and this would help our cause,without to much damage to his ego. [/nq] Pompous?

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  • [nq:1]Is there a word to mean,the using of long words/someone who uses long words for no apparent reason other than ...
  • a person at work for some time now,and this would help our cause,without to much damage to his ego.
  • [/nq] Pompous?
  • No that will never do if you want to avoid ego damage.
  • Verbosity no good, loquaciousness, rather positive so no good either.
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[nq:1]Is there a word to mean,the using of long words/someone who uses long words for no apparent reason other than ... a person at work for some time now,and this would help our cause,without to much damage to his ego.
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At 12:24:41 on Sat, 23 Jul 2005, THEPOSH
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[nq:1]Is there a word to mean,the using of long words/someone who uses long words for no apparent reason other than to feel superior.[/nq]
The word you want is sesquipedalian (and wow, Turnpike's spell-checker knew it!). See for a full explanation.

Molly Mockford
They that can give up essential libert
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[nq:1]Is there a word to mean,the using of long words/someone who uses long words for no apparent reason other than ... time now,and this would help our cause,without to much damage to his ego.
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[nq:2]Is there a word to mean,the using of long words/someone ... to his ego. Emotion: smile Thankyou in advance, Covent Garden Traders.[/nq]
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sesquipedalian or sesquipedallanist
it is then.
I can picture him rushing home and frantically looking it up after work on Monday.
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[nq:1]sesquipedalian or sesquipedallanist it is then. I can picture him rushing home and frantically looking it up after work on Monday.
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