polysyllabic

adjective

poly·syl·lab·ic | \ ˌpä-lē-sə-ˈla-bik

Definition of polysyllabic

1 : having more than one and usually more than three syllables

2 : characterized by words of many syllables

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The exploits of the polysyllabic heroes of the 1821 rebellion against the Ottoman Empire captivated me long before those of the Hardy Boys did. — George Kalogerakis, New York Times, "Change Is in the Air at the E. B. White Farm," 7 Sep. 2017 Mr. Rodríguez-Lopez’s guitar riffs stop and start, churn and flail; Cedric Bixler-Zavala sings salvos of polysyllabic lyrics, flinging dystopian imagery in all directions. — Jon Pareles, New York Times, "At the Drive In Rekindles Its Manic Inferno," 3 May 2017

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