'Dactylic' definitions:

Definition of 'dactylic'

From: WordNet
adjective
Of or consisting of dactyls; "dactylic meter"

Definition of 'Dactylic'

From: GCIDE
  • Dactylic \Dac*tyl"ic\ (d[a^]k*t[i^]l"[i^]k), a. [L. dactylicus, Gr. daktyliko`s, fr. da`ktylos.] Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Dactylic'

From: GCIDE
  • Dactylic \Dac*tyl"ic\, n.
  • 1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. pl. Dactylic meters. [1913 Webster]

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