(adj.) given to the overuse of long words, or (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
Nearly there... He sweeps an expert eye over the detritus of Parliament. Glassy, heavy-lidded eyes. Here and there, the odd, desultory attempt at fanning away the heat with a drooping agenda sheet. He weighs a copy of the bill in his hand; a small, casual gesture. Then, leaning forward ever so slightly, he launches into his sesquipedalian coup de grâce.
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