monosyllabically

adverb

In single syllables.

“He was moody all day, answering questions monosyllabically and refusing to join our games.”

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Meanings

adverbmonosyllabically (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn single syllables.

    He was moody all day, answering questions monosyllabically and refusing to join our games.

    1 more example

    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

From monosyllabic + -ally.

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Cite this entry
APA

monosyllabically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosyllabically

MLA

“monosyllabically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosyllabically. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monosyllabically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosyllabically.

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