pyrrhic

adjective

1. of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece

- pyrrhic dance movements

2. of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables

- pyrrhic verses

3. of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)

- a Pyrrhic victory

noun

1. a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables

Definition categories: communication, foot

2. an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare

Definition categories: act