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/ˈpɪ.ɹɪk/ · adjective
(prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables)..
Huwawa is slain; the victors triumph, but the victory is to be a pyrrhic one for Gilgamesh, for the gods have met in counsel and decreed that Enkidu should die.
In the ministry, it is important to avoid pyrrhic victories. What really is a pyrrhic victory? A pyrrhic victory is a victory that comes with such devastating cost that ultimately nullifies the victory that has been achieved.
As victories go, it look^([sic]) distinctly pyrrhic – shades of Nixon and North Vietnam in 1972.
Use pyrrhic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pyrrhic means (prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables)..
Common synonyms include dibrach.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Huwawa is slain; the victors triumph, but the victory is to be a pyrrhic one for Gilgamesh, for the gods have met in counsel and decreed that Enkidu should die.
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