oligosynthetic

English

Etymology

From oligo- +‎ synthetic.

Adjective

oligosynthetic (comparative more oligosynthetic, superlative most oligosynthetic)

1. (linguistics, of a language) Using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
   • 2021 October 4, Simon Davies, “Conlang Excursions 4: Saying a Lot with a Little”, in ESF Connected‎^[1]:

     Talking of which, the grammar of oligosynthetic languages is not always particularly well explained – the designers sometimes seem to have been too focused on the vocabulary.