dactylist

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noun

A writer of dactylic verse.

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Meanings

noundactylist (plural dactylists)

plural dactylists

  1. A writer of dactylic verse.

    For these following efforts, composed more or less off-the-cuff, I make no greater claim than that they serve my present purpose, which is to challenge the dogmatic anapaestists and dactylists alike.

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Origin

From dactyl + -ist.

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APA

dactylist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dactylist

MLA

“dactylist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dactylist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dactylist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dactylist.

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