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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Holophrastic

Holophrastic \Hol`o*phras"tic\, a. [Holo + Gr. ? to speak: cf. F. holophrastique.] Expressing a phrase or sentence in a single word, -- as is the case in the aboriginal languages of America.

Syn: polysynthetic, agglutinative.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
holophrastic

1837, from holo- + Greek phrastikos, from phrazein "to indicate, tell, express" (see phrase (n.)).\n

Wiktionary
holophrastic

a. 1 (context linguistics of a sentence English) Consisting of a single word, such as "Go." or "Whatever." 2 (context linguistics English) Pertaining to the stage of development where a child produces simple one-word utterances.

Usage examples of "holophrastic".

So, let us pan gently across the stage with our belletristic camera, and, shunning the holophrastic, cry havoc and let slip the doggerels of war.