polysyllabic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having or characterized by words of more than three syllables
  2. adjective satellite (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
    sesquipedalian.
    • sesquipedalian technical terms

WordNet

Pol`y*syl*lab"ic, Pol`y*syl*lab"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Polysyllabic
  • Polysyllabical
)
Etymology
Gr. many + syllable: cf. F. polysyllabique.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to a polysyllable; containing, or characterized by, polysyllables; consisting of more than three syllables.

Webster 1913