PYRRHIC

Definition of PYRRHIC

  1. (adj)of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece
  2. (adj)of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
  3. (adj)of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)
  4. (noun)a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
  5. (noun)an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare