spondaic

[ spon-dey-ik ]
/ spɒnˈdeɪ ɪk /

adjective Prosody.

of or relating to a spondee.
noting or constituting a spondee.
consisting of spondees; characterized by a spondee or spondees.
Sometimes spon·da·i·cal.

Origin of spondaic

1715–25; < Late Latin spondaicus, metathetic variant of spondīacus < Greek spondeiakós, equivalent to spondeî(os) spondee + -akos, variant of -ikos -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for spondaic

spondaic
/ (spɒnˈdeɪɪk) /

adjective

prosody of, relating to, or consisting of spondees