[mono.syl.lab.ic] adj [prob. fr. F monosyllabique, fr. monosyllabe] (1768) 1: consisting of one syllable or of monosyllables
2: using or speaking only monosyllables
3: conspicuously brief in answering or commenting: terse -- mono.syl.lab.i.cal.ly adv -- mono.syl.la.bic.i.ty n