polysyllabic

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
24
Words With Friends
28
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌpɒ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/
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/ˌpɒ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ · /ˌpɔ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ · /ˌpɑ.li.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/

Definition of polysyllabic

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
    “"Antidisestablishmentarianism" definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
    “"Antidisestablishmentarianism" definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word.”
  2. (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.”

noun

  1. A word having more than one syllable

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From poly- + syllabic.

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9-letter words

1 word

8-letter words

7 words

7-letter words

12 words

6-letter words

24 words

5-letter words

93 words

4-letter words

62 words

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