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Meaning of dactylic

dac•tyl•ic

Pronunciation: (dak-til'ik), [key]
— adj.
  1. of, containing, or characterized by dactyls: dactylic hexameter; a dactylic line.
  2. of a dactyl.
—n.
  1. a dactylic verse.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
dactyl dactylo-