Pyrrhic

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables).
2. sıfat Relating to Pyrrhus, a Macedonian king, or some of his costly victories he had while fighting Rome.
3. sıfat Alternative letter-case form of Pyrrhic (“achieved at too great a cost”).

   “Huwawa is slain; the victors triumph, but the victory is to be a pyrrhic one for Gilgamesh, for the gods have met in counsel and decreed that Enkidu should die.”

4. isim An Ancient Greek war dance.
5. isim A metric foot with two short or unaccented syllables.
6. sıfat Of or relating to Pyrrhus (319/318–272 BCE), Greek general and statesman.

   “The Pyrrhic army lost the Pyrrhic war.”

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

   “Although this syndrome is thought to resemble patterns of Pyrrhic revenge […]”