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Definition of monosyllabic
1 : consisting of one syllable or of monosyllables
2 : using or speaking only monosyllables
3 : conspicuously brief in answering or commenting : terse
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Examples of monosyllabic in a Sentence
The movie star was monosyllabic with newspaper reporters.
the sullen teenager would give only a monosyllabic response to even the friendliest question
Recent Examples of monosyllabic from the Web
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There is none of the pouty celebrity I-would-rather-be-doing-anything-other-than-this monosyllabic slouch, nor is every answer punctuated with Sorry-I-have-to-take-this-call.
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In 2014, Marvel turned Guardians of the Galaxy, an obscure comic featuring aliens, a talking raccoon and a monosyllabic tree, into a massive hit.
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In addition to the new ride, Marvel superheroes such as Spider-Man, Captain America, and the monosyllabic Groot will be greeting guests at Disney California Adventure.
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The past 12 months have been a rollicking time for strange, monosyllabic corporate media rebrandings.
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Origin and Etymology of monosyllabic
probably from French monosyllabique, from monosyllabe
Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms
MONOSYLLABIC Defined for English Language Learners
monosyllabic
playDefinition of monosyllabic for English Language Learners
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: having only one syllable : made up of words that have only one syllable
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: saying very little or responding with one-syllable words
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