IAMBIC
I*am"bic, n.
1. (Pros.) (a) An iambic foot; an iambus. (b) A verse composed of iambic feet.
Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses. Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram. Dryden.
2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
IAMBICAL
I*am"bic*al, a.
Defn: Iambic. [Obs. or R.]
IAMBICALLY
I*am"bic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a iambic manner; after the manner of iambics.
IAMBIZE
I*am"bize, v. t. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: To satirize in iambics; to lampoon. [R.]