DACTYLIC
dactylic
(adjective) of or consisting of dactyls; “dactylic meter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dactylic (comparative more dactylic, superlative most dactylic)
(prosody) of or consisting of dactyls.
Noun
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
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