TRISYLLABICALLY

Etymology

Adverb

trisyllabically (not comparable)

In three syllables.

She replied trisyllabically to my marriage proposal: "I love you."

Source: Wiktionary


TRISYLLABIC

Tris`yl*lab"ic, Tris`yl*lab"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. trisyllabus, Gr. Tri- ) + trissyllabique.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, "syllable" is a trisyllabic word.

– Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly, adv.

TRISYLLABICAL

Tris`yl*lab"ic, Tris`yl*lab"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. trisyllabus, Gr. Tri- ) + trissyllabique.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, "syllable" is a trisyllabic word.

– Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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