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monosyllabic
[ mon-uh-si-lab-ik ]
adjective
- having only one syllable, as the word no.
- having a vocabulary composed primarily of monosyllables or short, simple words.
- very brief; terse or blunt:
a monosyllabic reply.
monosyllabic
/ ˌɒəɪˈæɪ /
adjective
- (of a word) containing only one syllable
- characterized by monosyllables; curt
a monosyllabic answer
Derived Forms
- ˌDzԴDzˈ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- Dzo··i·· adverb
- Dz······ٲ [mon-, uh, -sil-, uh, -, bis, -i-tee], noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of monosyllabic1
Example Sentences
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.
"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."
Ice Spice has a way with a hilarious, monosyllabic insult hurled like a blunt instrument.
Stroll then used an expletive in a monosyllabic TV interview afterwards, in which he said just seven words in response to three questions.
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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