Iambic (?), a. [L. iambicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. iambique.] 1. (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.[1913 Webster]
2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.[1913 Webster]
Iambic, n. 1. (Pros.) (a) An iambic foot; an iambus. (b) A verse composed of iambic feet.[1913 Webster]
&hand_; The following couplet consists of iambic verses.[1913 Webster]
Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fameIn keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram.
2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.[1913 Webster]