pyrrhic vs Pyrrhus
Pyrrhus vs pyrrhicpyrrhic and Pyrrhus both are nouns.
pyrrhic is an adjective but Pyrrhus is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pyrrhic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Pyrrhus | Yes | No | No | No |
| pyrrhic (noun) | Pyrrhus (noun) |
|---|---|
| an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare | king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (318-272 BC) |
| a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables |
| pyrrhic (adjective) | Pyrrhus (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans) | |
| of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables | |
| of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece |
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