Crossword clues for anapaestic
anapaestic
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anapaestic
Anapaest \An`a*p[ae]st\, Anapaestic \An`a*p[ae]s"tic\ Same as Anapest, Anapestic.
Wiktionary
anapaestic
a. (alternative spelling of anapestic English) n. (alternative spelling of anapestic English)
WordNet
anapaestic
adj. (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one [syn: anapestic]
Usage examples of "anapaestic".
She cried a couplet in anapaestic monometer with implied rhyme: "There are stars In my shoe.
His business was to carol of the most vapid and obvious sentiment, and to string flowers, fruits, trees, breeze, sorrow, to-morrow, knights, coal-black steeds, regret, deception, and so forth, into fervid anapaestics.