polysyllabic
Having more than one syllableHaving more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
» The adjective 'polysyllabic' is polysyllabic.
Прилагательное «многосложный» многосложное. — Ooneykcall
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2 senses(not comparable)Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
"Antidisestablishmentarianism" definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word.
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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
Examples
2 sentencesThe adjective 'polysyllabic' is polysyllabic.
ruПрилагательное «многосложный» многосложное. — Ooneykcall
Sedulously avoid all polysyllabic profundity, pompous prolixity, psittaceous vacuity, ventriloquial verbosity, and vaniloquent vapidity.
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables:sesquipedalian
Antonyms
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