What's the difference between inkhorn and sesquipedalianism?

Inkhorn


Definition:

  • (n.) A small bottle of horn or other material formerly used for holding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials.
  • (a.) Learned; pedantic; affected.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Since then she has continued to publish novels and short stories informed by the mystical philosophy of the Tao Te Ching and the west coast tradition of political radicalism, written in a clear, clean prose that is never tainted by inkhorn medievalism or technological jargon.

Sesquipedalianism


Definition:

  • (n.) Alt. of Sesquipedalism

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