polysyllabic

[ pol-ee-si-lab-ik ]

/ ˌpɒl i sɪˈlæb ɪk /

adjective

consisting of several, especially four or more, syllables, as a word.

characterized by such words, as a language, piece of writing, etc.

Sometimes pol·y·syl·lab·i·cal .

Origin of polysyllabic

1650–60; <Medieval Latin polysyllab(us) of many syllables (<Greek polysýllabos) + -ic. See poly-, syllabic

OTHER WORDS FROM polysyllabic

pol·y·syl·lab·i·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·pol·y·syl·lab·ic, adjectivehy·per·pol·y·syl·lab·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby polysyllabic

polystyle, polystyrene, polysulfide, polysulphide, polysuspensoid, polysyllabic, polysyllable, polysyllogism, polysymbrachydactyly, polysynaptic, polysyndactyly

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Example sentences from the Web for polysyllabic

The use of polysyllabic and unintelligible words is therein recommended, probably as a goad to the patient's imagination.
Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery|Robert Means Lawrence
One of the most obvious defects of this school is excessive attachment to polysyllabic terms.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various
The languages differ—the Turanian, like the Oceanic and the American, being inflected and polysyllabic.
Man and His Migrations|R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
Whilst all the other known languages of America are polysyllabic, that of the Othomis is monosyllabic.
The Human Race|Louis Figuier

Mr. Moseley had arrived with arguments and reasons and platitudes, all expressed in a polysyllabic monotone.
Sandy|Alice Hegan Rice

British Dictionary definitions for polysyllabic

polysyllabic

/ (ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlæbɪk) /

adjective

consisting of more than two syllables

Derived forms of polysyllabic

polysyllabically, adverb

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单词	polysyllabic
释义	polysyllabic [ pol-ee-si-lab-ik ] / ˌpɒl i sɪˈlæb ɪk / adjective consisting of several, especially four or more, syllables, as a word. characterized by such words, as a language, piece of writing, etc. Sometimes pol·y·syl·lab·i·cal . Origin of polysyllabic 1650–60; <Medieval Latin polysyllab(us) of many syllables (<Greek polysýllabos) + -ic. See poly-, syllabic OTHER WORDS FROM polysyllabic pol·y·syl·lab·i·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·pol·y·syl·lab·ic, adjectivehy·per·pol·y·syl·lab·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby polysyllabic polystyle, polystyrene, polysulfide, polysulphide, polysuspensoid, polysyllabic, polysyllable, polysyllogism, polysymbrachydactyly, polysynaptic, polysyndactyly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for polysyllabic The use of polysyllabic and unintelligible words is therein recommended, probably as a goad to the patient's imagination. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery\|Robert Means Lawrence One of the most obvious defects of this school is excessive attachment to polysyllabic terms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2\|Various The languages differ—the Turanian, like the Oceanic and the American, being inflected and polysyllabic. Man and His Migrations\|R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham Whilst all the other known languages of America are polysyllabic, that of the Othomis is monosyllabic. The Human Race\|Louis Figuier Mr. Moseley had arrived with arguments and reasons and platitudes, all expressed in a polysyllabic monotone. Sandy\|Alice Hegan Rice British Dictionary definitions for polysyllabic polysyllabic / (ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlæbɪk) / adjective consisting of more than two syllables Derived forms of polysyllabic polysyllabically, adverb 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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