Category:Spondaic

Spon*da"ic, spon*da"ic*al, a. Etym: [l. spondaicus, spondiacus, gr. Spondaïque.]

1. Or of pertaining to a spondee; consisting of spondees.

2. Containing spondees in excess; marked by spondees; as, a spondaic Hexameter, i. e., one which has a spondee instead of a dactyl in the Fifth foot.