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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.

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Origin of dactylic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM dactylic

dac·tyl·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby dactylic

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

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

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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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