Iambic /(?)/

I·am·bic

Iambic

a.
  1. Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot. (Pros.)
  2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.

Iambic

n.
  1. An iambic foot; an iambus. (Pros.)
    Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram.
  2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.