MONOSYLLABIC


Meaning of MONOSYLLABIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mɒnoʊsɪlæbɪk ]

If you refer to someone or the way they speak as monosyllabic , you mean that they say very little, usually because they do not want to have a conversation.

He could be gruff and monosyllabic.

ADJ

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