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