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dactylic

[ dak-til-ik ]
/ dækˈtɪl ɪk /
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adjective

of, containing, or characterized by dactyls: dactylic hexameter; a dactylic line.
of a dactyl.

noun

a dactylic verse.

Words related to dactylic

dramatic, elegiac, epic, idyllic, imaginative, lyric, lyrical, melodious, romantic, tuneful, metrical, rhythmical, anapestic, epical, iambic, odic

Words nearby dactylic

dacryosolenitis, dacryostenosis, dacryosyrinx, dactinomycin, dactyl, dactylic, dactylitis, dactylo-, dactylogram, dactylography, dactylology

Origin of dactylic

1580–90; < Latin dactylicus < Greek daktylikós. See dactyl, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM dactylic

dac·tyl·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for dactylic

dactylic
/ (dækˈtɪlɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or having a dactyldactylic verse

noun

a variant of dactyl (def. 1)

Derived forms of dactylic

dactylically, adverb
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