dactylic

Definition of Dactylic in English :

1. dactylic

of or consisting of dactyls

Example Sentences:
'dactylic meter'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dactylic

adjective

1.

of, relating to, or having a dactyl

dactylic verse

noun

2. a variant of dactyl (sense 1)

adjective

1.

of or made up of dactyls

noun

2.

a dactylic line of poetry

n.

1.

a. A metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented, as in flattery.

b. A metrical foot in quantitative verse consisting of one long syllable followed by two short syllables.

2. A finger, toe, or similar part or structure; a digit.