Thesaurus: iambic

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1. a. Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
2. a. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
3. n. An iambic foot; an iambus.
4. n. A verse composed of iambic feet.
5. n. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
6. adj. of or consisting of iambs
7. n. a verse line consisting of iambs
8. 1. (Pros.) 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. 1. (Pros.) (a) An iambic foot; an iambus. (b) A verse composed of iambic feet. Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses. Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram. Dryden. 2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
9. Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of anunaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
10. j:100 n. a verse line consisting of iambs a. of or consisting of iambs