In a Monosyllabic Way?

If you refer to someone or the way they speak as monosyllabic, you mean that they say very little, usually because they do not want to have a conversation.

What does it mean if something is monosyllabic?

1 : consisting of one syllable or of monosyllables. 2 : using or speaking only monosyllables. 3 : conspicuously brief in answering or commenting : terse.

What is monosyllable example?

A monosyllable is an utterance or a word having only one syllable. ... For example, in the sentence, “For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?” (Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen), Jane Austen has used all monosyllables, with the exception of “neighbors.”