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monosyllabic

[ mon-uh-si-lab-ik ]

adjective

  1. having only one syllable, as the word no.
  2. having a vocabulary composed primarily of monosyllables or short, simple words.
  3. very brief; terse or blunt:

    a monosyllabic reply.



monosyllabic

/ ˌɒəɪˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a word) containing only one syllable
  2. characterized by monosyllables; curt

    a monosyllabic answer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDzԴDzˈ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dzo··i·· adverb
  • Dz······ٲ [mon-, uh, -sil-, uh, -, bis, -i-tee], noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of monosyllabic1

1815–25; < Medieval Latin monosyllabicus, equivalent to Late Latin monosyllab ( on ) monosyllable (< Greek DzԴDzýDz, noun use of neuter of DzԴDzýDz monosyllabic) + -icus -ic
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Example Sentences

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Few residents were prepared to give anything more than monosyllabic answers about life under the gangs, and Roxana did not want to give her last name or have her photo taken.

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"I think I got very solitary, very monosyllabic during that time. I won't sugar coat it - I was in a very, very bad place at that time."

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Ice Spice has a way with a hilarious, monosyllabic insult hurled like a blunt instrument.

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Stroll then used an expletive in a monosyllabic TV interview afterwards, in which he said just seven words in response to three questions.

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Here, with his hand gestures and the frequent monosyllabic exclamations of exasperation, the actor’s Salvo sometimes resembles a kinder, gentler version of his Jake LaMotta in “Raging Bull.”

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