monosyllabicadjective
uk/ˌmɒn.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/us/ˌmɑː.noʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/monosyllabic adjective (PERSON)
disapproving saying very little in a way that is rude or unfriendly:
He grunted a monosyllabic reply.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not saying much
- a man/woman of few words idiom
- brevity
- brief
- briefly
- cat
- concise
- crisp
- curt
- few
- has the cat got your tongue? idiom
- not waste words idiom
- pithy
- quietly
- reticent
- taut
- terse
- wall
- walls have ears idiom
- waste
- well chosen
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monosyllabic adjective (WORD)
specialized language containing only one syllable
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Linguistics: morphology & parts of words
- -athon
- -ative
- -ee
- -ese
- compound
- disyllabic
- est
- ill
- monosyllable
- morpheme
- particle
- polysyllabic
- portmanteau word
- prefix
- s
- stem
- syllable
- that'd
- that'll
- that's
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monosyllabically
adverb uk/ˌmɒn.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌmɑː.noʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪ.kəl.i/disapproving