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dactylic

/dækˈtɪ.lɪk/

dactylic adjective: of or consisting of dactyls.

Adjective

dactylic (comparative more dactylic, superlative most dactylic)

  1. of or consisting of dactyls.

Noun

dactylic (plural dactylics)

  1. a dactylic verse.

Forms of dactylic

Adjective
comparativemore dactylic
superlativemost dactylic
Noun
pluraldactylics

Origin of dactylic

From dactyl + -ic.

Words formed from dactylic

Questions about dactylic

What does dactylic mean?
Dactylic means of or consisting of dactyls.
What part of speech is dactylic?
Dactylic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce dactylic?
Dactylic is pronounced /dækˈtɪ.lɪk/.

Words near dactylic in the dictionary

  1. dactylectomy
  2. dactyles
  3. dactylethra
  4. dactylethrae
  5. dactyli
  6. dactylic
  7. dactylically
  8. dactylics
  9. dactylies
  10. dactyliferous
  11. dactyliform

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