Definition of Pyrrhic

Noun

  • an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
  • a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
    - dibrach

Adjective

  • of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)
    "a Pyrrhic victory"
  • of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
    "pyrrhic verses"
  • of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece
    "pyrrhic dance movements"
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Unscramble pyrrhic

30 unscramble word found using the letters pyrrhic.

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