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monosyllabically

monosyllabically adverb: in single syllables.

Adverb

monosyllabically (not comparable)

  1. In single syllables.
    • He was moody all day, answering questions monosyllabically and refusing to join our games.
    • To put that monosyllabically: it’s not my fault what Mark Scout does when he is not at work. It’s yours.2025, Dan Erickson, “The After Hours” (28:58 from the start), in Severance, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Seth Milchick (Tramell Tillman), via Apple TV+

Origin of monosyllabically

From monosyllabic + -ally.

Questions about monosyllabically

What does monosyllabically mean?
Monosyllabically means in single syllables.
What part of speech is monosyllabically?
Monosyllabically is an adverb.

Words near monosyllabically in the dictionary

  1. monosulphurets
  2. monosumoylation
  3. monosumoylations
  4. monosyllabic
  5. monosyllabical
  6. monosyllabically
  7. monosyllabication
  8. monosyllabicity
  9. monosyllabicization
  10. monosyllabics
  11. monosyllabification

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