mono·syllabic \“+\adjective Etymology: probably from French monosyllabique, from monosyllabe + -ique -ic 1.: having only one syllable : composed of monosyllables 2. a.: using or speaking only monosyllables b.: conspicuously brief in answering or commenting : pointedly terse < merry where he was grave, talkative where he was monosyllabic — Dorothy Sayers > • mono·syllabically\“+\adverb • mono·syllabicity\“+\noun-es