MONOSYLLABIC in a Sentence

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No matter what he was asked, the taciturn New Englander answered with a monosyllabic "Yep" or "Nope."

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 Meanings and Examples of MONOSYLLABIC
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monosyllabic
 a.  having only one syllable; speaking in curt
Classic Sentence:
1  I made some attempts to draw her into conversation, but she seemed a person of few words: a monosyllabic reply usually cut short every effort of that sort.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
Example Sentence:
1  No matter what he was asked, the taciturn New Englander answered with a monosyllabic "Yep" or "Nope."
2  He would give only monosyllabic replies, such as " Yes " and " No ".