dactylic

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/dækˈtɪ.lɪk/

adjective

of or consisting of dactyls.

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Meanings

adjectivedactylic (comparative more dactylic, superlative most dactylic)

comparative more dactylic · superlative most dactylic

  1. human sciencesof or consisting of dactyls.
noundactylic (plural dactylics)

plural dactylics

  1. a dactylic verse.

Origin

From dactyl + -ic.

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Translations

Catalan dactílic
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Danish daktylisk
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Dutch dactylisch
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Finnish daktyylinen
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French dactylique
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German daktylisch
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Greek δακτυλικός
  • δακτυλικός (daktylikós)Translations
Irish dachtalach
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Italian dattilico
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Latin dactylicus
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Polish daktyliczny
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Portuguese dactílico
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Romanian dactilic
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Russian дактили́ческий
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Spanish dactílico
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Ukrainian дактилічний
  • дактилічний (daktyličnyj)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

dactylic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dactylic

MLA

“dactylic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dactylic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dactylic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dactylic.

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