Iambic \I*am"bic\, a. [L. iambicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. iambique.]

1. (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot. [1913 Webster]

2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Iambic \I*am"bic\, n.

1. (Pros.)
   (a) An iambic foot; an iambus.
   (b) A verse composed of iambic feet. [1913 Webster]

Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses. [1913 Webster]

Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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iambic adj : of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"

noun

a verse line consisting of iambs

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Iambic \I*am"bic\, a. [L. iambicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. iambique.]

1. (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.

2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Iambic \I*am"bic\, n.

1. (Pros.)
   (a) An iambic foot; an iambus.
   (b) A verse composed of iambic feet.

Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses.

Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram. --Dryden.

2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)