monosyllabic

/mˌɒnə‍ʊsɪlˈæbɪk/

/mˌɑːnoʊsɪlˈæbɪk/

[adjective]

monosyllabic

[ADJECTIVE]

consisting of only one sound unit of speech

characterized by the use of brief or few words, often signifying reluctance to engage in conversation or a preference for simplicity and directness

Examples

1. It's just these little monosyllabic utterances.

2. Imagine a world where real description is required, digging further into our vocabulary than just a monosyllabic effort to get away with not being honest, impactful, creative.

3. In almost all other instances, he was pretty monosyllabic.

4. They're kind of awkward, monosyllabic, like they'd rather be just about anyplace else.