[
UK
/pˈɪrhɪk/
]
[ US /ˈpɪɹɪk/ ]
[ US /ˈpɪɹɪk/ ]
NOUN
- a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
- an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
ADJECTIVE
-
of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
pyrrhic verses -
of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece
pyrrhic dance movements -
of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)
a Pyrrhic victory
How To Use pyrrhic In A Sentence
- If that happens, even a Walker victory would be a pyrrhic one. Will Americans' support for public workers matter?
- She won the court case, but it was a Pyrrhic victory because she had to pay so much in legal fees.
- But, as 2002 revealed, it had been a pyrrhic victory.
- Consideration of the most common of those variations, the spondaic (two stressed) and the pyrrhic (two unstressed), which are often found together forming what some have called the ionic foot, completes the chapter walking us into consideration of the line. THE PROSODY HANDBOOK: A GUIDE TO POETIC FORM by ROBERT BEUM & KARL SHAPIRO
- Unless that is done, any military success in Afghanistan will be a pyrrhic victory.
- Looked at through other lenses, however, the victory was pyrrhic, meaning that the legitimacy losses, collateral and direct, were substantial enough to lead one to wonder whether the victory was cost effective. TrinidadExpress Today's News
- If the U.S. wins the battle of competitive devaluation, it may prove to be a pyrrhic victory, as our gains come at the expense of others — including those to whom we hope to export. Why Easier Money Won't Work
- The pyrrhic victory came as violence continues unabated in Gujarat.
- The Liberals bought a pyrrhic victory, one that will sow the seeds of its own destruction.
- Nine times out of ten I lost, and made his a pyrrhic victory at best.
