monosyllabic (ˌmɒnəsɪˈlæbɪk
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Definitions
adjective
- (of a word) containing only one syllable
- characterized by monosyllables; curt ⇒
a monosyllabic answer
Alternative Forms
ˌmonosylˈlabically adverbUsage examples
In its place came moods that swung from the monosyllabic to the garrulous, the glacial to the crazed.
, THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001)And his contribution to the first press conference he participated in took the form of monosyllabic answers.
Business Today (2000)We viewed everyone with suspicion and were monosyllabic and territorial about our spot on the jetty rails.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)A blushing, sweating, monosyllabic dinner would have been followed by the hell of being looked over, judged on appearance and rejected.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)In Pakistan, some men are so monosyllabic , they're happy for women to do all the talking.
, The Golden Thread - Asian experiences of post-Raj Britain (1990)