Monosyllabically

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In single syllables. not-comparable

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

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a monosyllabic manner wordnet

Example

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

Etymology

From monosyllabic + -ally.

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