ADONIC


Meaning of ADONIC in English

/euh don"ik/ , adj.

1. Pros. noting a verse consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee.

2. of or like Adonis.

n.

3. Pros. an Adonic verse or line.

[ 1670-80; Adonicus. See ADONIS, -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .