Definitions for dactylic
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dac•tylˈdæk tɪl(n.)
a prosodic foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter, as in
humanly.
Category: Prosody
a finger or toe.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of dactyl:
1350–1400; ME < L dactylus < Gk dáktylos finger
dac•tyl′ic
-dactyl
pterodactyl.
Category: Affix
Ref: var. of -dactylous , esp. with nouns
Princeton's WordNet
dactylic(adj)
of or consisting of dactyls
"dactylic meter"
Wiktionary
dactylic(Noun)
a dactylic verse.
dactylic(Adjective)
of or consisting of dactyls.
dactylic(Adjective)
of a dactyl.
Webster Dictionary
Dactylic(adj)
pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses
Dactylic(noun)
a line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics
Dactylic(noun)
dactylic meters
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