Monday, January 29, 2018

Unusual Word #4

The word has fourteen letters.
It means polysyllabic, characterized by long words, long-winded.
The 1st letter is the 19th letter of the modern English alphabet;
the 2nd letter occurs four times in a word that describes a person who mediates or resolves a dispute, or is a person in a sporting event who monitors the teams and makes sure all rules are followed;
the 3rd letter is the same as the 1st letter;
the 4th letter is the first letter of "?";
the 5th letter sounds like "you";
the 6th and 12th letters sound like "eye";
the letters 7 through 11 spell the word that you can define as a foot-operated lever, used for powering a  bicycle or other vehicle propelled by the legs (singular form);
the 13th letter is the first in the modern English alphabet;
the 14th letter is the middle letter of the three-letter word that is a synonym to the word finish.