Trochaic - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Trochaic :  adj : of or consisting of trochees; "trochaic dactyl"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Trochaic : \Tro*cha"ic\, n. (Pros.) A trochaic verse or measure. --Dryden.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Trochaic : \Tro*cha"ic\, Trochaical \Tro*cha"ic*al\, a. [L. trocha["i]cus, Gr. ? or ?. See Trochee.] (Pros.) Of or pertaining to trochees; consisting of trochees; as, trochaic measure or verse.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Trochaic

jule2412: @___Sparkle ...so was muss man sich erst ma einfallen lassen...^.^...weißt du was ein iambic bzw. Trochaic metre is...o.0...????
trochaic: @RachieRico Looo! I miss you too, Hen! Oh Hen! I miss our verbal shenanigans!
alex_ford: @gregoryng and not talented enought to write in anapestic tetrameter, Trochaic tetrameter, or iambic tetrameter. you're right, what a doofus
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