Dactylic
Pronunciation : Dac*tyl"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. dactylicus, Gr. , fr. .]
Definition : Defn: Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Dac*tyl"ic
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics.
2. pl.
Defn: Dactylic meters.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913