MONOSYLLABLE


Meaning of MONOSYLLABLE in English

(~s)

If you say that someone speaks in ~s you mean that they speak very little, usually because they do not want to have a conversation.

A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in ~s.

N-COUNT: usu in N in pl

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