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giambico

iambic

adjective JAHM-bee-koh Rare
Arts & Culture Literature

Origin: From Greek iambikos, from iambos ('iamb').

Usage Note

Giambico describes verse composed in iambs — feet of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one. It is a technical term of classical and literary metrics, rarely heard outside academic or literary contexts. Agrees in gender and number: giambica, giambici, giambiche.

Examples

"La poesia è scritta in metro giambico."

Natural Translation

The poem is written in iambic meter.

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