Meaning Of Iambic

a.

Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.

a.

Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.

n.

An iambic foot; an iambus.

n.

A verse composed of iambic feet.

n.

A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.