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polysyllabic

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pol·y·syl·lab·ic  (pl-s-lbk)
adj.
1. Having more than two and usually more than three syllables.
2. Characterized by words having more than three syllables.
poly·syl·labi·cal·ly adv.
polysyllabic [ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlæbɪk]
adj
(Linguistics) consisting of more than two syllables
adj
polysyllabically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.polysyllabic - having or characterized by words of more than three syllables
syllabic - consisting of a syllable or syllables
2.polysyllabic - (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms"
sesquipedalian
long - primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"
Translations
polysyllabic [ˈpɒlɪsɪˈlæbɪk] ADJ → polisílabo
polysyllabic
adj → viel- or mehrsilbig
polysyllabic [ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlæbɪk] adj → polisillabo/a
polysyllabic [ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlæbɪk] adj → polisillabo/a


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Yet I will not altogether blame it, for it made me know, as nothing else could, the resources of our tongue in that sort; and in the revolt from the slavish bondage I took upon myself I did not go so far as to plunge into any very wild polysyllabic excesses.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
I have jotted down the very words of their argument, but now it degenerates into a mere noisy wrangle with much polysyllabic scientific jargon upon each side.
The Poison Belt by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
A man who intermingled nameless argot with polysyllabic and technical terms, he would seem sometimes the veriest criminal, in speech, face, expression, everything; at other times the cultured and polished gentleman, and again, the philosopher and scientist.
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