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monosyllabic

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The definition of monosyllabic is a word with only one syllable or a person who uses short, abrupt words in conversation.

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The word cat is an example of a monosyllabic word.
A sullen teenager who only uses short words to chat with his parents is an example of someone who is monosyllabic.

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See monosyllabic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

having only one syllable: a monosyllabic word
consisting of monosyllables
using, or speaking in, monosyllables, often so as to seem terse or uncommunicative

Origin: ML monosyllabicus

Related Forms:

monosyllabically adverb

See monosyllabic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Having only one syllable.
Characterized by or consisting of monosyllables.

Related Forms:

monˌo·syl·labˈic·al·ly adverb

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