octosyllabic

adjective

oc·​to·​syl·​lab·​ic ˌäk-tə-sə-ˈla-bik 

1

: consisting of eight syllables

2

: composed of verses of eight syllables

octosyllabic noun

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin octosyllabus, from Greek oktasyllabos, from okta- octa- + syllabē syllable

First Known Use

circa 1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for octosyllabic

• monosyllabic
• polysyllabic
• disyllabic
• syllabic