circumbendibus

[sur-kuhm-ben-duh-buhs]

cir·cum·bend·i·bus

[sur-kuhm-ben-duh-buhs]
noun, plural cir·cum·bend·i·bus·es. Informal.
a roundabout way; circumlocution.

Origin:
1675–85; circum- + bend1 + Latin -ibus ablative plural ending
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Circumbendibus has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
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circumbendibus (ˌsɜːkəmˈbɛndɪbəs)
 
n
jocular a circumlocution
 
[C17: coined from circum- + bend1, with a pseudo-Latin ending]

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