syllabic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective of or relating to syllables
adjective consisting of or using a syllabary
adjective (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities

From Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός (sullabikós), from συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).

The Chinese have no alphabet, but about 20,000 syllabic characters. — Orthography : $b as outlined in the state course of study for Illinois : seventh and eighth years, Elmer W. (Elmer Warren) Cavins
Sometimes Leah is with her; they are frequently noisy together.” The laugh was repeated in its low, syllabic tone, and terminated in an odd murmur. — Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, Charlotte Brontë
=The Wave of the Semitone= is generally employed when time, or syllabic quantity, is needed as an element in the expression of the language of complaint or pathos. — The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886, Ontario. Department of Education

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