monotransitive
/ˌmɒne(ʊ)ˈtranzɪtɪv/ /ˌmɒne(ʊ)ˈtrɑːnzɪtɪv/ /ˌmɒne(ʊ)ˈtransɪtɪv/Linguistics
adjective
Of a verb or its construction: that takes or involves the use of a single direct object to complete the sense.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Randolph Quirk (b. 1920), linguist. From mono- + transitive.