I. īˈambik, -bēk noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin iambicus, adjective
1. : iamb
2. : a piece of usually satiric verse written in iambs (as that developed by the Ionian Greeks in the period succeeding the epic) : a lampoon written in iambs
II. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: Latin iambicus, from Greek iambikos, from iambos + -ikos -ic
: relating to or consisting of iambs or iambics
iambic verse
• iam·bi·cal·ly -bə̇k(ə)lē, -bēk-, -li adverb