pyrrhic
(adjective) of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); “a Pyrrhic victory”
pyrrhic
(adjective) of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; “pyrrhic verses”
pyrrhic
(adjective) of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; “pyrrhic dance movements”
pyrrhic
(noun) an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
pyrrhic, dibrach
(noun) a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From Pyrrhus (318-272 BC), a king of Epirus whose forces sustained heavy losses in defeating the Romans.
Pyrrhic (comparative more Pyrrhic, superlative most Pyrrhic)
(uncomparable) Of or relating to Pyrrhus (319/318–272 BC), Greek general and statesman.
Achieved at too great a cost or detriment to have been worthwhile (as a victory, accomplishment, etc).
pyrrhic (not comparable)
(prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables).
Relating to Pyrrhus, a Macedonian king, or some of his costly victories he had while fighting Rome.
Alternative letter-case form of Pyrrhic (“achieved at too great a cost”)
pyrrhic (plural pyrrhics)
An Ancient Greek war dance.
(prosody) A metric foot with two short or unaccented syllables.
Source: Wiktionary
Pyr"rhic, a. Etym: [L. pyrrhichius, Gr.
1. Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance. " ye have the pyrrhic dance as yet." Byron.
2. (Pros.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics; containing pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse.
Pyr"rhic, n.
1. Etym: [Gr. pyrrhique, fem.]
Definition: An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick.
2. Etym: [L. pyrrhichius (sc. pes), Gr. pyrrhique, masc.] (Pros.)
Definition: A foot consisting of two short syllables.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 February 2025
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