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polysyllabic

po·ly·syl·la·bic

багатоскладовий

многосложный

vielsilbig, mehrsilbig

Having more than one syllableHaving more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.

UK/ˌpɒl.ɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/US/ˌpɑ.li.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/

» The adjective 'polysyllabic' is polysyllabic.

Прилагательное «многосложный» многосложное.

Meaning

2 senses

(not comparable)Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
"Antidisestablishmentarianism" definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word.
vielsilbig, mehrsilbig
многосло́жныйmnogoslóžnyj
багатоскладо́вийbahatoskladóvyj
(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
(not comparable)Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.
I have a particularly off-putting predilection for the utilization of ponderously polysyllabic linguistic constructions.
having or characterized by words of more than three syllables

2 sentences

The adjective 'polysyllabic' is polysyllabic.
ruПрилагательное «многосложный» многосложное.
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Sedulously avoid all polysyllabic profundity, pompous prolixity, psittaceous vacuity, ventriloquial verbosity, and vaniloquent vapidity.
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