monosyllabically
adverb
disapprovinguk/ˌmɒn.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌmɑː.noʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪ.kəl.i/in a way thatinvolvessaying very little or using veryshortwords, often when this isunfriendlyorrude:
话少而无礼地；寡言少语地She said nothing, andrepliedtoquestionsmonosyllabically or not at all.她什么都不说，回答问题时只说一两个字，或者根本不回答。
Iseldomfindanyone who willanswerthisquestionmonosyllabically.我很少遇到有人在回答这个问题时只说一两个字。
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monosyllabic
- He told hissontoansweranyquestionsposedbyofficialscivillybut monosyllabically.
- Reluctantly and monosyllabically, heshoutsout thenamesofcreaturesandtrees.
- Thesleepwalkermaymumbleoranswermonosyllabically ifspokento.
Not saying much
- a few well-chosen wordsidiom
- abruptly
- abruptness
- briefly
- cat
- concisely
- conciseness
- crisp
- laconic
- monosyllabic
- not say booidiom
- pithily
- pithy
- quietly
- quietness
- reticence
- reticent
- reticently
- succinctly
- taciturn