- iambic⇄adj. of or consisting of iambic measures. Much English poetry is iambic.
- iambic⇄adv. iambically.
- iambic⇄expr. iambics, a verse of iambics.
Ex. Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame in keen iambics, but mild anagram (John Dryden). - iambic⇄iambic, noun, adjective.
- iambic⇄noun 1. a foot or measure in poetry consisting of two syllables, an unaccented followed by an accented. (Example:) ""The sun that brief De cem ber day Rose cheer less o ver hills of gray.""
2. a foot in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of two syl