Octosyllabic \Oc`to*syl*lab"ic\, Octosyllabical \Oc`to*syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [L. octosyllabus. See {Octo-}, and {Syllable}.] Consisting of or containing eight syllables.
octosyllabic adj 1: having or consisting of line of eight syllables; "octosyllabic verse" 2: having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables