Pyrrhic

What do we mean by pyrrhic?

A metrical foot having two short or unaccented syllables. noun

Of or characterized by pyrrhics. adjective

An ancient Grecian warlike dance, in quick and light measure, accompanied by the flute. noun

Of or pertaining to the Greek martial dance called a pyrrhic.

Pertaining to Pyrrhus, especially to Pyrrhus, King of Epirus (see phrase below).

In prosody, consisting of two short times or syllables: as, a pyrrhic foot; composed of or pertaining to feet so constituted: as, pyrrhic verse; pyrrhic rhythm.

In ancient prosody, a foot consisting of two short times or syllables. ; noun

An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick. noun

A foot consisting of two short syllables. noun

Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance. adjective

Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics; containing pyrrhic. adjective

Any act supposedly benefitting the actor, for which the costs outweight the benefits. adjective

Of or characterized by pyrrhics. adjective

Relating to Pyrrhus, a Macedonian king, or some of his costly victories he had while fighting Rome. adjective

An Ancient Greek war dance. noun

A metric foot with two short or unaccented syllables. noun

Of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables adjective

A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables noun

Of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece adjective

Of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans) adjective

Of or relating to Pyrrhus (319/318–272 BC), Greek general and statesman.

Achieved at too great a cost or detriment to have been worthwhile (as a victory, accomplishment, etc).

A Pyrrhic victory is a victory which is only achieved with heavy losses on one's own side. This alludes to the Battle of Ausculum (Ascoli Satriano, in Apulia). in 279 BCE, when the Epirote King Pyrrhus, aiding the Tarentines, defeated the Romans but with severe casualties of his own. After the battle, Pyrrhus is recorded to have commented: "If we win another such battle against the Romans, we will be completely lost" (Plutarch, Pyrrhus 21,14). --- wikipedia Urban Dictionary

Pyrrhic victory (noun): A victory that is offset by staggering losses. This is named in honor of Pyrrhus, the fool of hope, king of Hellenistic kingdom of Epirus. He had been asked in 281 BC by Tarentum in southern Italy for assistance in the fight against Rome. Pyrrhus had attempted to create a kingdom in Sicily and lower Italy; however his victories against Rome were so costly to his army of 25,000 men and 20 Elephants that he was forced to withdraw from Italy. It was from his quote, "Another such victory and I shall be ruined" that the modern use the term Pyrrhic victory is derived. Urban Dictionary

A successful attempt to evacuate one's bowels, but one that requires far more clean up than the average. Commonly, when time spent cleaning surpasses time spent defecating. The opposite of a Flawless Victory, in which no cleanup is required after defecating. Urban Dictionary

When someone expends way too much energy on something that isn't important, to make make themselves appear above another person. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to pyrrhic:
pyrrhic, myrrhic.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word pyrrhic:
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Words that rhyme with pyrrhic:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe pyrrhic:
wild, literary.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective pyrrhic:
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Consonant match to pyrrhic:
perique, perak, perruque, parauque, parrock, parikh, parekh, purrock, parrack, pyhrric.

Words that sound like pyrrhic:
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