syllabic

/ sɪˈlæbɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to syllables or the division of a word into syllables
2. denoting a kind of verse line based on a specific number of syllables rather than being regulated by stresses or quantities
3. (of a consonant) constituting a syllable
4. (of plainsong and similar chanting) having each syllable sung to a different note

noun

1. a syllabic consonant

Derived Forms

• sylˈlabically, adverb

Example Sentences

Two students debated the syllabic rhythm in the last two lines of “Paradise Lost.”

From New York Times

The Americas, in turn, received the wheel, the horse, sugar, wheat, livestock, a syllabic script and, of course, rice.

From New York Times

Her writing is diaristic in the sense that it doesn’t always hew to a clean syllabic structure — sometimes she’s cramming words to make them fit, and sometimes she’s lingering over them as if humbled.

From New York Times

The track is assembled from an old rap by a lately silent Kendrick Lamar and a frenetic syllabic fusillade from Busta Rhymes, both of them showing how wildly a flow can metamorphose.

From New York Times

Trump’s behavior is hardly new, and his words, though often a syllabic tangle of wandering logic, haven’t suddenly become offensive.

From Washington Post