dactylic
(adjective) of or consisting of dactyls; “dactylic meter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dactylic (comparative more dactylic, superlative most dactylic)
(prosody) of or consisting of dactyls.
dactylic (plural dactylics)
a dactylic verse.
Source: Wiktionary
Dac*tyl"ic, a. Etym: [L. dactylicus, Gr. , fr. .]
Definition: Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses.
Dac*tyl"ic, n.
1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics.
2. pl.
Definition: Dactylic meters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
