meaning of iambic
1. Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
3. An iambic foot; an iambus.
4. A verse composed of iambic feet.
5. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
6. a verse line consisting of iambs
Related Words
iambic | iambical | iambically |
