pyrrhic

Meanings

Adjective

• 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.

Noun

• An Ancient Greek war dance.
• A metric foot with two short or unaccented syllables.

Origin

• From Latin pyrrhichius, from Ancient Greek πυρρίχιος, from πυρρίχη.