| a. | 1. | (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; |
| 2. | Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; | |
| n. | 1. | (Pros.) An iambic foot; an iambus. |
| 2. | A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon. |
| Noun | 1. | iambic - a verse line consisting of iambs |
| Adj. | 1. | iambic - of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter" |
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