a monosyllabic man

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• monosyllabic — [män΄ō si lab′ik, män΄əsi lab′ik] adj. [ML monosyllabicus] 1. having only one syllable [a monosyllabic word] 2. consisting of monosyllables 3. using, or speaking in, monosyllables, often so as to seem terse or uncommunicative monosyllabically adv …   English World dictionary

• monosyllabic — mon|o|syl|lab|ic [ ,manəsı læbık ] adjective 1. ) using very few words: monosyllabic answers He was shy and monosyllabic. 2. ) LINGUISTICS a monosyllabic word has only one SYLLABLE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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