Used in a Sentence

iambic

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for iambic.

Editorial note

Now if people would start tech blogging in rhyme or iambic pentameter, that might be awesome.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

(prosody) An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of iambic gathered in one view.

noun

(prosody) An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs.

adjective

(prosody) Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed-stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance. [from 16th c.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for iambic.

noun

(prosody) An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs.

adjective

(prosody) Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed-stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance. [from 16th c.]

Example sentences

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Now if people would start tech blogging in rhyme or iambic pentameter, that might be awesome.

2

Check the job listings on any major US job listing site and see how many iambic pentameter jobs you can find.

3

Anything from writing a sonnet in iambic pentameter to assembling ikea furniture based on instructions.

4

The samples you've reproduced here aren't iambic, but they are around ten or eleven syllables per line, which is impressive enough in itself.

5

I'm not sure if your use of iambic pentameter for that sentence was intentional, but if so, well done!

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But, extra credit for compressing such that it still pentas its iambic meter.

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Not only is it inspirational, but I am impressed by the syllabic structure of the poem (alternating 11/10 syllables, iambic).

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My iambic paddle is connected to my mouse; it's an easy hack.

9

You do not expect the average man to be able to write a sonnet with alliteration, second order metaphors and in iambic, do you?

10

Yeah, or maybe only choose lines that are in iambic pentameter.

11

You don't study literature learning about iambic pentameter and then ending your studies; you also read Shakespeare to see how it's applied in real life.

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I also wrote a filter over Twitter for iambic pentameter once, and had a friend write a web frontend to it.

Quote examples

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Then I heard about "iambic" keyers, where the paddle has two independent levers so can push either lever alone or squeeze them together, and it's hooked up to a circuit that makes dots for one lever, dashes for the other, and alternates dots and dashes when you squeeze them both.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use iambic in a sentence?

Now if people would start tech blogging in rhyme or iambic pentameter, that might be awesome.

What does iambic mean?

(prosody) An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs.

What part of speech is iambic?

iambic is commonly used as noun, adjective.