dactylic

adjective

1. of, containing, or characterized by dactyls: dactylic hexameter; a dactylic line.
2. of a dactyl.

noun

3. a dactylic verse.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or having a dactyldactylic verse

noun

2. a variant of dactyl (def. 1)

adj.

1580s, from Latin dactylicus, from Greek daktylikos, from daktylos “pertaining to a dactyl” (see dactyl).