Disyllabic (adj)
dai-sil-ab-ik
Consisting of two syllables. Or (as in bird song or a siren) created by two distinct notes.
Mid 17th century from French dissyllabique, via Latin from Greek disullabos ‘of two syllables’.
Example sentences
“The disyllabic sirens disappeared into the night.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)