- monosyllabically
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In single syllables.
He was moody all day, answering questions monosyllabically and refusing to join our games.
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Monosyllabically — Monosyllabic Mon o*syl*lab ic, a. [Cf. F. monosyllabique.] Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language. {Mon o*syl*lab ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monosyllabically — adverb see monosyllabic … New Collegiate Dictionary
monosyllabically — See monosyllabic. * * * … Universalium
monosyllabically — adv. in a monosyllabic manner; with monosyllables (one syllable words) … English contemporary dictionary
monosyllabically — mono·syllabically … English syllables
monosyllabically — adverb in a monosyllabic manner • Derived from adjective: ↑monosyllabic … Useful english dictionary
monosyllabic — monosyllabically, adv. monosyllabicity /mon euh sil euh bis i tee/, n. /mon euh si lab ik/, adj. 1. having only one syllable, as the word no. 2. having a vocabulary composed primarily of monosyllables or short, simple words. 3. very brief; terse… … Universalium
monosyllabic — adjective Etymology: probably from French monosyllabique, from monosyllabe Date: 1766 1. consisting of one syllable or of monosyllables 2. using or speaking only monosyllables 3. conspicuously brief in answering or commenting ; terse •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Yat — Cyrillic alphabet navbox Heading=Cyrillic letter Yat uuc=0462|ulc=0463 Yat or Jat (Unicode|Ѣ, Unicode|ѣ) is the name of the thirty second letter of the old Cyrillic alphabet, or of the sound it represents. Its name in Old Church Slavonic is ět’… … Wikipedia
monosyllabic — (adj.) 1824, of languages; 1828, of words; 1870, of persons, from MONOSYLLABLE (Cf. monosyllable) + IC (Cf. ic). Earlier form was monosyllabical (1680s, of words). Related: Monosyllabically … Etymology dictionary
