pentasyllabic

Late Latin pentasyllabos + English -ic

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌpen.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -æbɪk

pentasyllabic (not comparable)

1. Having five syllables.

   ‘Pentasyllabic’ is a pentasyllabic word.

• quinquesyllabic

• polysyllabic

pentasyllabic (plural pentasyllabics)

1. A word of five syllables; a pentasyllable.

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Pentasyllabic, a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 657, column 3.