Pentasyllabically

//pɛntəsɪlˈabɪkli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In five syllables. not-comparable, rare

    "Explain pentasyllabically why the pre-Praxitelean polychromatic plastic was opposed to polyphony."

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"Explain pentasyllabically why the pre-Praxitelean polychromatic plastic was opposed to polyphony."

Etymology

From pentasyllabic + -ally.

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