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polysyllabic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sesquipedalian |
| Derivation | polysyllable |
polysyllabic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | polysyllable |
Examples of polysyllabic
polysyllabic
Science has yet to find foolproof ways of getting rid of all polysyllabic perils.
From the time.com
Length is contrastive, but only on an initial CV syllable of a polysyllabic word.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Most famous quotations, for instance, are not full of polysyllabic Latinisms.
From the nytimes.com
Virtually all polysyllabic morphemes in Mizo can be shown to originate in this way.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Instead, require all future game descriptions to be written with polysyllabic words.
From the washingtontimes.com
But those are SAT words, polysyllabic expressions that make abstract what they describe.
From the sacbee.com
Polysyllabic diagnoses always tell more about a hospital than a patient.
From the nytimes.com
As a result, all stressed syllables in polysyllabic words become heavy.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He was also more adept than his predecessors in working polysyllabic words into the meter.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Having or characterized by words of more than three syllables
- (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms"
- (polysyllabically) in a polysyllabic manner
- A syllable (Greek) is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. For example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter. A syllable is typically made up of a syllable nucleus (most often a vowel) with optional initial and final margins (typically, consonants).
- A word with three or more syllables. Example: exciting, wonderful
