polysyllabicaladj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪsᵻˈlabᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɑlisəˈlæbək(ə)l/,

/ˈˌpɑləsəˈlæbək(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s– polysyllabical, 1700s polisyllabical.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin polysyllabus , -ical suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin polysyllabus (see polysyllabic adj.) + -ical suffix. Compare monosyllabical adj., and also later polysyllabic adj. and the French and Latin words cited at that entry.

= polysyllabic adj.In later use often humorously pedantic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > [adjective] > characterized by syllables

polysyllable1589

polysyllabical1656

monosyllabic1766

polysyllabic1774

polysyllabilingual1824

unsyllabic1864

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > consisting of > consisting of specific number > containing two or more syllables

polysyllable1589

sesquipedal1611

polysyllabical1656

sesquipedalian1656

polysyllabic1817

hyperdisyllable1843

multisyllabic1909

plurisyllabic1921

multisyllable1950

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Polysyllabical, that hath many syllables.

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 7 As for Polysyllabical articulate Echo's, the strongest and best..is in the Park at Woodstock.

1765 T. Smollett Contin. Compl. Hist. Eng. III. 162 Their language is guttural, harsh, and polysyllabical.

1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa I. xxxv. 220 What fine Polisyllabical names in this Portugal!

1868 J. H. Newman Verses Var. Occasions 25 Terms strange and solemn That figure in polysyllabical row In a treatise.

1925 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Daily Gaz. 19 Sept. 4/3 Sedulously avoid all polysyllabical profundity.

1993 Independent (Nexis) 7 Nov. 51 He handed over Critical Quarterly to the polysyllabical mercies of the literary theorists.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polysyllabical
释义	polysyllabicaladj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪsᵻˈlabᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑlisəˈlæbək(ə)l/, /ˈˌpɑləsəˈlæbək(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s– polysyllabical, 1700s polisyllabical. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin polysyllabus , -ical suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin polysyllabus (see polysyllabic adj.) + -ical suffix. Compare monosyllabical adj., and also later polysyllabic adj. and the French and Latin words cited at that entry. = polysyllabic adj.In later use often humorously pedantic. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > [adjective] > characterized by syllables polysyllable1589 polysyllabical1656 monosyllabic1766 polysyllabic1774 polysyllabilingual1824 unsyllabic1864 the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > consisting of > consisting of specific number > containing two or more syllables polysyllable1589 sesquipedal1611 polysyllabical1656 sesquipedalian1656 polysyllabic1817 hyperdisyllable1843 multisyllabic1909 plurisyllabic1921 multisyllable1950 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Polysyllabical, that hath many syllables. 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 7 As for Polysyllabical articulate Echo's, the strongest and best..is in the Park at Woodstock. 1765 T. Smollett Contin. Compl. Hist. Eng. III. 162 Their language is guttural, harsh, and polysyllabical. 1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa I. xxxv. 220 What fine Polisyllabical names in this Portugal! 1868 J. H. Newman Verses Var. Occasions 25 Terms strange and solemn That figure in polysyllabical row In a treatise. 1925 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Daily Gaz. 19 Sept. 4/3 Sedulously avoid all polysyllabical profundity. 1993 Independent (Nexis) 7 Nov. 51 He handed over Critical Quarterly to the polysyllabical mercies of the literary theorists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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