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pirrico — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pyrrhic adjective Describing a victory won at such a heavy cost that it is barely worth having, and may leave the winner weaker than before.

Senses

pirrico is used for these senses in English:

  • Pyrrhic Achieved at too great a cost or detriment to have been worthwhile (as a victory, accomplishment, etc).
  • pyrrhic (prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables).

pyrrhic — full definition

  1. adjective Describing a victory won at such a heavy cost that it is barely worth having, and may leave the winner weaker than before.
  2. noun In classical verse, a metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables.
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