| A word containing many syllables is a polysyllable or polysyllabic word, such as selectivity and utilitarianism. |
| This used to be called hypocrisy, but no doubt modern theology has come up with a convoluted polysyllable to redefine it. |
| So far as I know, this particular Finnish polysyllable never made it into any of Tolkien's languages. |
| I used to think in long compound sentences with subordinate clauses and even the odd polysyllable. |
| For instance, words can differ in length, and we can rhyme a monosyllable with a polysyllable, like tracks with haversacks. |
| The third syllable of provided is ed, and therefore the verb is not a polysyllable. |
