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    What was the longest word used by Shakespeare in any of his works?

    Question #30506. Asked by UK-OK. (Mar 24 03 8:34 PM)


    mochyn

    		http://books.guardian.co.uk/quiz/questions/0,5957,475413,00.html

    Mar 24 03, 8:53 PM
    Siskin

    		Honorificabilitudinitatibus is the longest word and appears in 'Love's Labour's Lost' (Act 5, Scene 1, line 44).

    http://www.wordplay.fsnet.co.uk/shsp/author.htm

    http://shakespeare.about.co./blhonorif.htm

    Mar 24 03, 10:25 PM

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