imparisyllabic

im·par·i·syl·lab·ic

[im-par-uh-si-lab-ik]
adjective
(of a noun) not composed of the same number of syllables in all of its inflected forms, as Latin corpus, corporis.

Origin:
1720–30; impar + -i- + syllabic

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imparisyllabic (ɪmˌpærsɪˈlæbɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
Compare parisyllabic (of a noun or verb in inflected languages) having inflected forms with different numbers of syllables

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Imparisyllabic has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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