Synonyms: Adonic, Adonic line
Definition: a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
Similar words: verse, verse line
Definition: a line of metrical text
Synonyms: Adonic
Definition: having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee
Usage: the verse of the laments is Adonic
Similar words: rhythmic, rhythmical
Definition: recurring with measured regularity
Usage: the rhythmic chiming of church bells- John Galsworthy; rhythmical prose