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Polysyllabic (Adjective)

Having or characterized by words of more than three syllables.

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The professor's lectures were infamous for being packed with polysyllabic words that left many students bewildered.
In medical school, students often struggle to pronounce the polysyllabic names of obscure diseases.
The poet's use of polysyllabic language added a layer of complexity to her already nuanced verses.
The technical manual was full of polysyllabic terms that required a dictionary to decipher.
The comedian's stand-up routine poked fun at the polysyllabic jargon often used in corporate meetings.

(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms".

All adjective clusters.

The professor's use of polysyllabic vocabulary made his lectures sound more like impenetrable puzzles than illuminating discussions.
Many students struggled to decipher the polysyllabic terms that filled the pages of their dense biology textbook.
The novelist's love of polysyllabic prose made her writing style more inaccessible to casual readers, but delightful to literary critics.
The doctor's polysyllabic explanation of the patient's condition left the family bewildered and in need of further clarification.
The poet's use of polysyllabic words added a musical quality to her verse, but also made it challenging to understand on the first reading.