polysyllabic

Plural: polysyllabics

Adjective Satellite

• having or characterized by words of more than three syllables
• (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables

Adj

• Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
• Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.

Noun

• A word having more than one syllable

Examples

• "Antidisestablishmentarianism" definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word.
• I have a particularly off-putting predilection for the utilization of ponderously polysyllabic linguistic constructions.

Synonyms

sesquipedalian, multisyllabic

Antonyms

brachysyllabic, monosyllabic

Related Words

polysyllabicism, polysyllabicity, polysyllabism, polysyllable

Anagrams of polysyllabic