1syllable
pyrrhic
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Definitions ofpyrrhic
1adjective
- Of or relating to Pyrrhus (319/318–272 BC), Greek general and statesman.
Example: "The Pyrrhic army lost the Pyrrhic war."
- Achieved at too great a cost or detriment to have been worthwhile (as a victory, accomplishment, etc).
1noun
- An Ancient Greek war dance.
- A metric foot with two short or unaccented syllables.
1adjective
- 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.
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