adj.
Pronunciation: -s ə - ' la-bik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin polysyllabus, from Greek polysyllabos, from poly- + syllab ē syllable
Date: 1782
1 : having more than one and usually more than three syllables
2 : characterized by words of many syllables
– poly · syl · lab · i · cal · ly \ -bi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb