noun

1. A word having more than one syllable

adjective

1. (of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.

   “"Antidisestablishmentarianism" definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word.”

2. (of spoken or written language) Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.

   “I have a particularly off-putting predilection for the utilization of ponderously polysyllabic linguistic constructions.”

Synonyms: multisyllabic