Definition of Iambic

  • (a.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
  • (a.) Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
  • (n.) An iambic foot; an iambus.
  • (n.) A verse composed of iambic feet.
  • (n.) A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.

Synonyms of Iambic


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Antonyms of Iambic


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Homophones of Iambic


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