Use the adjective pyrrhic to describe a victory that is won, but at too great a cost. In this use as an adjective, the word is often capitalized.
Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance.
Noun
an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
Noun
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
Adjective
of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory"
Adjective
of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses"
Adjective
of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements"
a.
Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance.
a.
Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics; containing
pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse.
n.
An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of
the flute, its time being very quick.
n.
A foot consisting of two short syllables.
Pyrrhic
Pyrrhic
Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance.
An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick.
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