POLYSYLLABIC


Meaning of POLYSYLLABIC in English

adjective

also poly·syllabical |pälē, -lə̇+

Etymology: Medieval Latin polysyllab us polysyllabic (from Greek polysyllabos, from poly- + syllabē syllable) + English -ic or -ical — more at syllable

1. : having three or usually four or more syllables

penchant for polysyllabic words — Campbell Dixon

polysyllabic stem

— compare plurisyllable

2. : having or characterized by polysyllabic words

a polysyllabic statement of the obvious — A.C.Spaulding

• poly·syllabically “+ adverb

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