anapestic

/ˌæ.nəˈpiː.stɪk/

anapestic means of, relating to, or composed of, anapests.

anapestic is pronounced /ˌæ.nəˈpiː.stɪk/.

Etymology

From Latin anapaesticus. By surface analysis, anapest + -ic.

adj

Of, relating to, or composed of, anapests.
Of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human) heartbeat pattern.
Of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry; see also limeric or limerick.
Of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum.

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By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

anapestical 82% match — anapestic vs anapestic →
anapest 79% match — In qualitative meter, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two unstressed and the last one stressed. vs anapestic →
anapaestical 79% match — anapestic vs anapestic →
anapestically 78% match — In an anapestic manner. vs anapestic →
anapaestic 67% match — British standard spelling of anapestic. vs anapestic →
anacrusis 64% match — An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse. vs anapestic →
antidactylus 62% match — An anapest vs anapestic →
amphibrachic 62% match — Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented. vs anapestic →