adj.
1.of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece
2.of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
3.of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans) pyrrhic n.
1.a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
2.an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
Idiom of the Day
throw the book at (someone)
to punish someone severely for breaking a rule or the law
The judge threw the book at the man after he was convicted of robbing a bank.