Pyrrhic definition
Achieved at excessive cost.
adjective
A metrical foot having two short or unaccented syllables.
noun
(prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics.
adjective
Relating to Pyrrhus, a Macedonian king, or some of his costly victories he had while fighting Rome.
adjective
(not comparable) Of or relating to Pyrrhus (319/318-272 BC), Greek general and statesman.
The Pyrrhic army lost the Pyrrhic war.
adjective
A war dance of the ancient Greeks.
noun
Of or made up of pyrrhics.
adjective
A metrical foot of two short or unaccented syllables.
noun
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Of or characterized by pyrrhics.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
pyrrhic
Plural:
pyrrhicsOrigin of pyrrhic
- Latin pyrrhicius from Greek purrikhios from purrikhē a war dance perhaps from Purrikhos , supposed inventor of the dance
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin pyrrhichius, from Ancient Greek πυρρίχιος (pyrrichos), from πυρρίχη (pyrriche, “war dance")
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