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Definition of Monosyllabically
1. Adverb. In a monosyllabic manner.
Definition of Monosyllabically
1. Adverb. In single syllables. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monosyllabically
Literary usage of Monosyllabically
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1882)
"... oo [i'h'] and [ih''], the first usually employed monosyllabically, or in
pauso (proof, stool, book, door, goose, ..."
2. The Life of Charles Lamb by Edward Verrall Lucas (1907)
"... read aright from Seneca or Varro —in his own peculiar pronunciation,
monosyllabically elaborated, or Anglicized, into something like verse verse. ..."
3. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1887)
"... to a little judicious "log-rolling" on the part of some of Mr. Haggard's literary
friends. His last story, monosyllabically entitled "Jess," shows a ..."
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