polysyllabic

adj.

1. Having more than two and usually more than three syllables.
2. Characterized by words having more than three syllables.

polysyllabically pol'y·syl·lab'i·cal·ly adv.

adjective

Having many syllables: long¹, sesquipedal, sesquipedalian. See long/short.

IN BRIEF: Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables.

Wonderful, irregular, and unnecessarily are polysyllabic words.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: having or characterized by words of more than three syllables

Meaning #2: (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
  Synonym: sesquipedalian

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - flerstavelses-

Nederlands (Dutch)
met meerdere lettergrepen, sprekend met veel lettergrepen

Français (French)
adj. - polysyllabique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vielsilbig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (γραμμ.) πολυσύλλαβος

Italiano (Italian)
polisillabico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - polissilábico

Русский (Russian)
многосложный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - polisilábico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - flerstavig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
多音节的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 多音節的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 다음절의, 다음절어가 많은(말, 문장 따위)

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 多音節の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تعددي المقاطع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רב-הברתי‬

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