— monosyllabically , adv. — monosyllabicity /mon'euh sil'euh bis"i tee/ , n.
/mon'euh si lab"ik/ , adj.
1. having only one syllable, as the word no.
2. having a vocabulary composed primarily of monosyllables or short, simple words.
3. very brief; terse or blunt: a monosyllabic reply.
[ 1815-25; monosyllabicus, equiv. to LL monosyllab ( on ) monosyllable ( monosýllabon, n. use of neut. of monosýllabos monosyllabic) + -icus -IC ]