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/aɪˈæmbɪk/ · adjective
(prosody) Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed–stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance. [from 16th c.].
[J]ust before the rhythm becomes iambic, there will be a point reached at which the rhythm can hardly be said to be more iambic than it is trochaic.
Use iambic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Iambic means (prosody) Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed–stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance. [from 16th c.].
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include trochaic.
[J]ust before the rhythm becomes iambic, there will be a point reached at which the rhythm can hardly be said to be more iambic than it is trochaic.
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