polysyllabically

adverb

In a polysyllabic way.

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Meanings

adverbpolysyllabically (comparative more polysyllabically, superlative most polysyllabically)

comparative more polysyllabically · superlative most polysyllabically

  1. In a polysyllabic way.

    He speaks so calmly and polysyllabically that people fail to appreciate the Machiavellian ambition inside.

    2008 June 20, David Brooks, “The Two Obamas”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
multisyllabically

Origin

From polysyllabic + -ally.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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